Gorakhpur vs Patiala
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gorakhpur 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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Gorakhpur | Patiala |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 38.50 | 65.20 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 67.80 | 280.30 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 0.90 | 1.40 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 7.00 | 13.10 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 171.00 | 203.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 257.00 | 317.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Gorakhpur averaged an AQI of 109 while Patiala averaged 103 — a 6-point (6%) gap, with Gorakhpur the more polluted and Patiala the cleaner of the two. On 1197 days when both cities reported, Gorakhpur was cleaner on 660 of them; the average daily gap was 37 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Gorakhpur logged 0% Severe days and 57.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patiala was 0.1% Severe and 54.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gorakhpur 62 days, Patiala 86 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gorakhpur has worsened by 7 AQI points (6.9%) from 2021 to 2024; Patiala has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gorakhpur reached AQI 393 at Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology (UPPCB) on 2021-11-09; Patiala hit AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Gorakhpur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 99, max 99); Patiala spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104).
Verdict
🏆 Gorakhpur has better air quality with an AQI of 68 compared to Patiala's 231. That's a significant difference of 163 points.