Kanchipuram vs Patiala
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kanchipuram 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, Kanchipuram averaged an AQI of 51 while Patiala averaged 103 — a 52-point (102%) gap, with Patiala the more polluted and Kanchipuram the cleaner of the two. On 345 days when both cities reported, Kanchipuram was cleaner on 302 of them; the average daily gap was 58 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kanchipuram peaks in February, while Patiala peaks in November. Kanchipuram logged 0% Severe days and 94% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patiala was 0.1% Severe and 54.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kanchipuram 18 days, Patiala 86 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kanchipuram has improved by 18 AQI points (26.1%) from 2022 to 2024; Patiala has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kanchipuram reached AQI 320 at Kilambi (TNPCB) on 2023-05-22; Patiala hit AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Kanchipuram spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57); Patiala spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104).