Kolhapur vs Patiala
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kolhapur 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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Kolhapur | Patiala |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 12.60 | 61.00 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 22.60 | 92.20 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 8.30 | 21.20 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 3.10 | 13.40 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 32.00 | 60.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 117.00 | 710.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Kolhapur averaged an AQI of 100 while Patiala averaged 103 — a 3-point (3%) gap, with Patiala the more polluted and Kolhapur the cleaner of the two. On 360 days when both cities reported, Patiala was cleaner on 204 of them; the average daily gap was 47 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Kolhapur logged 0% Severe days and 46.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patiala was 0.1% Severe and 54.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kolhapur 81 days, Patiala 86 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Kolhapur reached AQI 321 at Shivaji University (MPCB) on 2024-11-12; Patiala hit AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Kolhapur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 19-point spread (min 90, max 109); Patiala spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104).
Verdict
🏆 Kolhapur has better air quality with an AQI of 23 compared to Patiala's 104. That's a significant difference of 81 points.