Patiala vs Patna
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Patiala 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, Patiala averaged an AQI of 103 while Patna averaged 172 — a 69-point (67%) gap, with Patna the more polluted and Patiala the cleaner of the two. On 2386 days when both cities reported, Patiala was cleaner on 2204 of them; the average daily gap was 126 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Patiala peaks in November, while Patna peaks in December. Patiala logged 0.1% Severe days and 54.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patna was 7.5% Severe and 19.400000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Patiala 86 days, Patna 30 days.
Year-over-year progress
Patiala has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.4%) from 2018 to 2024; Patna has improved by 40 AQI points (18.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Patiala reached AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03; Patna hit AQI 491 at IGSC Planetarium Complex (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Patiala spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104); Patna spans 6 stations with a 39-point spread (min 154, max 193).