Panipat vs Patiala
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Panipat 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, Panipat averaged an AQI of 121 while Patiala averaged 103 — a 18-point (17%) gap, with Panipat the more polluted and Patiala the cleaner of the two. On 1813 days when both cities reported, Patiala was cleaner on 1515 of them; the average daily gap was 56 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Panipat logged 1.1% Severe days and 33.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patiala was 0.1% Severe and 54.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Panipat 38 days, Patiala 86 days.
Year-over-year progress
Panipat has improved by 51 AQI points (29.7%) from 2019 to 2024; Patiala has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Panipat reached AQI 475 at Sector-18 (HSPCB) on 2019-10-30; Patiala hit AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Panipat spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 152, max 152); Patiala spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104).