Panipat vs Salem
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Panipat and Salem.
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 Salem averaged 68 — a 53-point (78%) gap, with Panipat the more polluted and Salem the cleaner of the two. On 327 days when both cities reported, Salem was cleaner on 279 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Panipat peaks in November, while Salem peaks in April. Panipat logged 1.1% Severe days and 33.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Salem was 0% Severe and 87.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Panipat 38 days, Salem 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
Panipat has improved by 51 AQI points (29.7%) from 2019 to 2024; Salem has improved by 5 AQI points (6.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Panipat reached AQI 475 at Sector-18 (HSPCB) on 2019-10-30; Salem hit AQI 214 at Sona College of Technology (TNPCB) on 2024-01-15.
Station-level disparity
Panipat spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 152, max 152); Salem spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 73, max 73).