Mangalore vs Patna
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Mangalore 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, Mangalore averaged an AQI of 61 while Patna averaged 172 — a 111-point (182%) gap, with Patna the more polluted and Mangalore the cleaner of the two. On 1241 days when both cities reported, Mangalore was cleaner on 1224 of them; the average daily gap was 180 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Mangalore peaks in February, while Patna peaks in December. Mangalore logged 0% Severe days and 87.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patna was 7.5% Severe and 19.400000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Mangalore 64 days, Patna 30 days.
Year-over-year progress
Mangalore has improved by 9 AQI points (12.9%) from 2021 to 2024; Patna has improved by 40 AQI points (18.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Mangalore reached AQI 235 at Kadri (KSPCB) on 2023-11-17; Patna hit AQI 491 at IGSC Planetarium Complex (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Mangalore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68); Patna spans 6 stations with a 39-point spread (min 154, max 193).