Patiala vs Tālcher
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Patiala and Tālcher.
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 Tālcher averaged 127 — a 24-point (23%) gap, with Tālcher the more polluted and Patiala the cleaner of the two. On 1604 days when both cities reported, Patiala was cleaner on 932 of them; the average daily gap was 65 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Patiala peaks in November, while Tālcher peaks in December. Patiala logged 0.1% Severe days and 54.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tālcher was 0.2% Severe and 43.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Patiala 86 days, Tālcher 44 days.
Year-over-year progress
Patiala has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.4%) from 2018 to 2024; Tālcher has improved by 63 AQI points (33.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Patiala reached AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03; Tālcher hit AQI 414 at Talcher (OSPCB) on 2018-11-27.
Station-level disparity
Patiala spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104); Tālcher spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 132, max 132).