Patiala vs Tirupati
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Patiala and Tirupati.
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 Tirupati averaged 75 — a 28-point (37%) gap, with Patiala the more polluted and Tirupati the cleaner of the two. On 495 days when both cities reported, Tirupati was cleaner on 349 of them; the average daily gap was 56 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Patiala peaks in November, while Tirupati peaks in April. Patiala logged 0.1% Severe days and 54.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tirupati was 0% Severe and 84% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Patiala 86 days, Tirupati 36 days.
Year-over-year progress
Patiala has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.4%) from 2018 to 2024; Tirupati has improved by 20 AQI points (21.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Patiala reached AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03; Tirupati hit AQI 263 at Vaikuntapuram (APPCB) on 2022-11-16.
Station-level disparity
Patiala spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104); Tirupati spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 75, max 75).