Gadag vs Patiala
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gadag 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, Gadag averaged an AQI of 53 while Patiala averaged 103 — a 50-point (94%) gap, with Patiala the more polluted and Gadag the cleaner of the two. On 1060 days when both cities reported, Gadag was cleaner on 933 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gadag peaks in March, while Patiala peaks in November. Gadag logged 0.3% Severe days and 96.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patiala was 0.1% Severe and 54.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gadag 50 days, Patiala 86 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gadag has worsened by 10 AQI points (23.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Patiala has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gadag reached AQI 500 at Panchal Nagar (KSPCB) on 2022-12-10; Patiala hit AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Gadag spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 54, max 54); Patiala spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104).