Kārwār vs Patiala
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kārwār 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, Kārwār averaged an AQI of 55 while Patiala averaged 103 — a 48-point (87%) gap, with Patiala the more polluted and Kārwār the cleaner of the two. On 272 days when both cities reported, Kārwār was cleaner on 248 of them; the average daily gap was 52 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kārwār peaks in January, while Patiala peaks in November. Kārwār logged 0% Severe days and 92.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patiala was 0.1% Severe and 54.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kārwār 34 days, Patiala 86 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kārwār has improved by 72 AQI points (56.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Patiala has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kārwār reached AQI 222 at KHB Colony (KSPCB) on 2023-12-21; Patiala hit AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Kārwār spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 58, max 58); Patiala spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104).