Gaya vs Patiala
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gaya 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, Gaya averaged an AQI of 110 while Patiala averaged 103 — a 7-point (7%) gap, with Gaya the more polluted and Patiala the cleaner of the two. On 2356 days when both cities reported, Patiala was cleaner on 1816 of them; the average daily gap was 78 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gaya peaks in January, while Patiala peaks in November. Gaya logged 1.7% Severe days and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patiala was 0.1% Severe and 54.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gaya 52 days, Patiala 86 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gaya has improved by 89 AQI points (44.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Patiala has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gaya reached AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15; Patiala hit AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Gaya spans 3 CPCB stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173); Patiala spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104).