Moradabad vs Patna
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Moradabad 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, Moradabad averaged an AQI of 99 while Patna averaged 172 — a 73-point (74%) gap, with Patna the more polluted and Moradabad the cleaner of the two. On 1789 days when both cities reported, Moradabad was cleaner on 1233 of them; the average daily gap was 81 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Moradabad peaks in November, while Patna peaks in December. Moradabad logged 2.8% Severe days and 25% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patna was 7.5% Severe and 19.400000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Moradabad 55 days, Patna 30 days.
Year-over-year progress
Moradabad has improved by 223 AQI points (69.3%) from 2017 to 2024; Patna has improved by 40 AQI points (18.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Moradabad reached AQI 489 at Lajpat Nagar (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05; Patna hit AQI 491 at IGSC Planetarium Complex (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Moradabad spans 7 CPCB stations with a 114-point spread (min 96, max 210); Patna spans 6 stations with a 39-point spread (min 154, max 193).