Kannur vs Patiala
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kannur 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, Kannur averaged an AQI of 65 while Patiala averaged 103 — a 38-point (58%) gap, with Patiala the more polluted and Kannur the cleaner of the two. On 1427 days when both cities reported, Kannur was cleaner on 1081 of them; the average daily gap was 50 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kannur peaks in February, while Patiala peaks in November. Kannur logged 0% Severe days and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patiala was 0.1% Severe and 54.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kannur 103 days, Patiala 86 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kannur has worsened by 11 AQI points (20.4%) from 2020 to 2024; Patiala has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kannur reached AQI 258 at Thavakkara Kannur (PCB) on 2021-04-14; Patiala hit AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Kannur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 66, max 66); Patiala spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104).