Durgapur vs Patiala
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Durgapur 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, Durgapur averaged an AQI of 174 while Patiala averaged 103 — a 71-point (69%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Patiala the cleaner of the two. On 223 days when both cities reported, Patiala was cleaner on 178 of them; the average daily gap was 81 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Durgapur peaks in December, while Patiala peaks in November. Durgapur logged 1.3% Severe days and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patiala was 0.1% Severe and 54.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Durgapur 6 days, Patiala 86 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Durgapur reached AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10; Patiala hit AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Durgapur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195); Patiala spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104).