Noida vs Patna
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Noida 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, Noida averaged an AQI of 182 while Patna averaged 172 — a 10-point (6%) gap, with Noida the more polluted and Patna the cleaner of the two. On 2233 days when both cities reported, Patna was cleaner on 1226 of them; the average daily gap was 66 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Noida peaks in November, while Patna peaks in December. Noida logged 8.9% Severe days and 16.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patna was 7.5% Severe and 19.400000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Noida 14 days, Patna 30 days.
Year-over-year progress
Noida has improved by 79 AQI points (30.3%) from 2017 to 2024; Patna has improved by 40 AQI points (18.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Noida reached AQI 500 at Sector-1 (UPPCB) on 2019-11-01; Patna hit AQI 491 at IGSC Planetarium Complex (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Noida spans 4 CPCB stations with a 15-point spread (min 195, max 210); Patna spans 6 stations with a 39-point spread (min 154, max 193).