Nayāgarh vs Patiala
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Nayāgarh 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 | Nayāgarh | Patiala |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 43.90 | 79.40 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 48.80 | 380.90 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 10.80 | 13.60 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 8.30 | 13.50 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 79.00 | 90.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 439.00 | 640.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Nayāgarh averaged an AQI of 98 while Patiala averaged 103 — a 5-point (5%) gap, with Patiala the more polluted and Nayāgarh the cleaner of the two. On 644 days when both cities reported, Patiala was cleaner on 322 of them; the average daily gap was 63 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Nayāgarh peaks in April, while Patiala peaks in November. Nayāgarh logged 0% Severe days and 47.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patiala was 0.1% Severe and 54.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Nayāgarh 52 days, Patiala 86 days.
Year-over-year progress
Nayāgarh has improved by 48 AQI points (32.9%) from 2022 to 2024; Patiala has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Nayāgarh reached AQI 336 at Dabuna (OSPCB) on 2023-03-13; Patiala hit AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Nayāgarh spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 116, max 116); Patiala spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104).
Verdict
🏆 Nayāgarh has better air quality with an AQI of 74 compared to Patiala's 339. That's a significant difference of 265 points.