Patiala vs Ulhasnagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Patiala and Ulhasnagar.
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 Ulhasnagar averaged 117 — a 14-point (14%) gap, with Ulhasnagar the more polluted and Patiala the cleaner of the two. On 504 days when both cities reported, Patiala was cleaner on 283 of them; the average daily gap was 44 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Patiala peaks in November, while Ulhasnagar peaks in January. Patiala logged 0.1% Severe days and 54.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ulhasnagar was 0% Severe and 46.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Patiala 86 days, Ulhasnagar 74 days.
Year-over-year progress
Patiala has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.4%) from 2018 to 2024; Ulhasnagar has improved by 10 AQI points (7.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Patiala reached AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03; Ulhasnagar hit AQI 319 at Sidhi Vinayak Nagar (MPCB) on 2023-11-13.
Station-level disparity
Patiala spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104); Ulhasnagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 120, max 120).