Nashik vs Patiala
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Nashik 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, Nashik averaged an AQI of 85 while Patiala averaged 103 — a 18-point (21%) gap, with Patiala the more polluted and Nashik the cleaner of the two. On 1845 days when both cities reported, Nashik was cleaner on 1140 of them; the average daily gap was 46 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Nashik logged 0% Severe days and 65.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patiala was 0.1% Severe and 54.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Nashik 53 days, Patiala 86 days.
Year-over-year progress
Nashik has improved by 38 AQI points (30.9%) from 2017 to 2024; Patiala has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Nashik reached AQI 319 at Gangapur Road (MPCB) on 2024-11-24; Patiala hit AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Nashik spans 4 CPCB stations with a 12-point spread (min 78, max 90); Patiala spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104).