Patiala vs Tiruchirappalli
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Patiala and Tiruchirappalli.
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 Tiruchirappalli averaged 50 — a 53-point (106%) gap, with Patiala the more polluted and Tiruchirappalli the cleaner of the two. On 88 days when both cities reported, Tiruchirappalli was cleaner on 85 of them; the average daily gap was 87 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Patiala peaks in November, while Tiruchirappalli peaks in January. Patiala logged 0.1% Severe days and 54.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tiruchirappalli was 0% Severe and 96.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Patiala 86 days, Tiruchirappalli 46 days.
Year-over-year progress
Patiala has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.4%) from 2018 to 2024; Tiruchirappalli has improved by 23 AQI points (31.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Patiala reached AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03; Tiruchirappalli hit AQI 114 at St Joseph College (TNPCB) on 2024-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Patiala spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104); Tiruchirappalli spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 52, max 52).