Indore vs Patna
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Indore and Patna.
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, Indore averaged an AQI of 84 while Patna averaged 172 — a 88-point (105%) gap, with Patna the more polluted and Indore the cleaner of the two. On 1525 days when both cities reported, Indore was cleaner on 1377 of them; the average daily gap was 112 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Indore peaks in November, while Patna peaks in December. Indore logged 0% Severe days and 45.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patna was 7.5% Severe and 19.400000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Indore 65 days, Patna 30 days.
Year-over-year progress
Indore has improved by 47 AQI points (35.9%) from 2019 to 2024; Patna has improved by 40 AQI points (18.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Indore reached AQI 359 at Maguda Nagar (IMC) on 2024-09-18; Patna hit AQI 491 at IGSC Planetarium Complex (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Indore spans 6 CPCB stations with a 69-point spread (min 52, max 121); Patna spans 6 stations with a 39-point spread (min 154, max 193).