Hyderabad vs Patiala
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hyderabad 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, Hyderabad averaged an AQI of 78 while Patiala averaged 103 — a 25-point (32%) gap, with Patiala the more polluted and Hyderabad the cleaner of the two. On 2096 days when both cities reported, Patiala was cleaner on 1348 of them; the average daily gap was 44 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hyderabad peaks in December, while Patiala peaks in November. Hyderabad logged 0.2% Severe days and 41.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patiala was 0.1% Severe and 54.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hyderabad 71 days, Patiala 86 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hyderabad has improved by 24 AQI points (23.5%) from 2016 to 2024; Patiala has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hyderabad reached AQI 500 at Sanathnagar (TSPCB) on 2024-04-28; Patiala hit AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Hyderabad spans 14 CPCB stations with a 35-point spread (min 62, max 97); Patiala spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104).