Delhi vs Patiala
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Delhi and Patiala.
Live AQI from Open-Meteo CAMS (~45 km global model, updated hourly). Multi-year history from CPCB station data via aqinow.co pipeline (2016–2024, station-level daily records).
AQI Comparison
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Delhi averaged an AQI of 210 while Patiala averaged 103 — a 107-point (104%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Patiala the cleaner of the two. On 2458 days when both cities reported, Patiala was cleaner on 2456 of them; the average daily gap was 191 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Delhi logged 18.7% Severe days and 1.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patiala was 0.1% Severe and 54.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Delhi 3 days, Patiala 86 days.
Year-over-year progress
Delhi has improved by 42 AQI points (16.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Patiala has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Delhi reached AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18; Patiala hit AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Delhi spans 39 CPCB stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262); Patiala spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104).