Jabalpur vs Patna
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jabalpur 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, Jabalpur averaged an AQI of 106 while Patna averaged 172 — a 66-point (62%) gap, with Patna the more polluted and Jabalpur the cleaner of the two. On 1511 days when both cities reported, Jabalpur was cleaner on 1384 of them; the average daily gap was 100 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Jabalpur peaks in November, while Patna peaks in December. Jabalpur logged 0% Severe days and 42% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patna was 7.5% Severe and 19.400000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jabalpur 122 days, Patna 30 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jabalpur has improved by 53 AQI points (33.3%) from 2019 to 2024; Patna has improved by 40 AQI points (18.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jabalpur reached AQI 364 at Marhatal (MPPCB) on 2024-01-21; Patna hit AQI 491 at IGSC Planetarium Complex (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Jabalpur spans 4 CPCB stations with a 21-point spread (min 101, max 122); Patna spans 6 stations with a 39-point spread (min 154, max 193).