Patiala vs Sirsa
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Patiala and Sirsa.
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 Sirsa averaged 115 — a 12-point (12%) gap, with Sirsa the more polluted and Patiala the cleaner of the two. On 1642 days when both cities reported, Patiala was cleaner on 1163 of them; the average daily gap was 41 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; Sirsa was 0.5% Severe and 41.300000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Patiala 86 days, Sirsa 40 days.
Year-over-year progress
Patiala has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.4%) from 2018 to 2024; Sirsa has improved by 48 AQI points (29.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Patiala reached AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03; Sirsa hit AQI 462 at F-Block (HSPCB) on 2019-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Patiala spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104); Sirsa spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 132, max 132).