Patiala vs Visakhapatnam
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Patiala and Visakhapatnam.
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 Visakhapatnam averaged 110 — a 7-point (7%) gap, with Visakhapatnam the more polluted and Patiala the cleaner of the two. On 2205 days when both cities reported, Patiala was cleaner on 1290 of them; the average daily gap was 50 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Patiala peaks in November, while Visakhapatnam peaks in January. Patiala logged 0.1% Severe days and 54.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Visakhapatnam was 0% Severe and 50.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Patiala 86 days, Visakhapatnam 27 days.
Year-over-year progress
Patiala has worsened by 8 AQI points (8.4%) from 2018 to 2024; Visakhapatnam has worsened by 15 AQI points (15.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Patiala reached AQI 415 at Model Town (PPCB) on 2019-11-03; Visakhapatnam hit AQI 341 at GVM Corporation (APPCB) on 2019-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Patiala spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 104, max 104); Visakhapatnam spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111).