Dindigul vs Patiala
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dindigul 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, Dindigul averaged an AQI of 61 while Patiala averaged 103 — a 42-point (69%) gap, with Patiala the more polluted and Dindigul the cleaner of the two. On 279 days when both cities reported, Dindigul was cleaner on 177 of them; the average daily gap was 77 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dindigul peaks in February, while Patiala peaks in November. Dindigul logged 0% Severe days and 67.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patiala was 0.1% Severe and 54.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dindigul 22 days, Patiala 86 days.
Year-over-year progress
Dindigul has improved by 29 AQI points (32.2%) from 2022 to 2024; Patiala has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Dindigul reached AQI 352 at Mendonsa Colony (TNPCB) on 2023-03-12; Patiala hit AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Dindigul spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 102, max 102); Patiala spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104).