Panipat vs Patna
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Panipat 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, Panipat averaged an AQI of 121 while Patna averaged 172 — a 51-point (42%) gap, with Patna the more polluted and Panipat the cleaner of the two. On 1808 days when both cities reported, Panipat was cleaner on 1319 of them; the average daily gap was 98 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Panipat peaks in November, while Patna peaks in December. Panipat logged 1.1% Severe days and 33.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patna was 7.5% Severe and 19.400000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Panipat 38 days, Patna 30 days.
Year-over-year progress
Panipat has improved by 51 AQI points (29.7%) from 2019 to 2024; Patna has improved by 40 AQI points (18.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Panipat reached AQI 475 at Sector-18 (HSPCB) on 2019-10-30; Patna hit AQI 491 at IGSC Planetarium Complex (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Panipat spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 152, max 152); Patna spans 6 stations with a 39-point spread (min 154, max 193).