Patiala vs Pratapgarh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Patiala and Pratapgarh.
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 Pratapgarh averaged 93 — a 10-point (11%) gap, with Patiala the more polluted and Pratapgarh the cleaner of the two. On 625 days when both cities reported, Pratapgarh was cleaner on 317 of them; the average daily gap was 36 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Patiala logged 0.1% Severe days and 54.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pratapgarh was 0% Severe and 59.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Patiala 86 days, Pratapgarh 49 days.
Year-over-year progress
Patiala has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.4%) from 2018 to 2024; Pratapgarh has improved by 10 AQI points (9.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Patiala reached AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03; Pratapgarh hit AQI 314 at Pragati Nagar (RSPCB) on 2023-12-25.
Station-level disparity
Patiala spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104); Pratapgarh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 97, max 97).