Patiala vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Patiala and Rourkela.
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 Rourkela averaged 115 — a 12-point (12%) gap, with Rourkela the more polluted and Patiala the cleaner of the two. On 391 days when both cities reported, Patiala was cleaner on 281 of them; the average daily gap was 58 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; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Patiala 86 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Patiala has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.4%) from 2018 to 2024; Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Patiala reached AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Patiala spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).