Patna vs Ramanathapuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Patna and Ramanathapuram.
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, Patna averaged an AQI of 172 while Ramanathapuram averaged 42 — a 130-point (310%) gap, with Patna the more polluted and Ramanathapuram the cleaner of the two. On 719 days when both cities reported, Ramanathapuram was cleaner on 707 of them; the average daily gap was 209 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Patna peaks in December, while Ramanathapuram peaks in January. Patna logged 7.5% Severe days and 19.400000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ramanathapuram was 0% Severe and 94.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Patna 30 days, Ramanathapuram 46 days.
Year-over-year progress
Patna has improved by 40 AQI points (18.9%) from 2016 to 2024; Ramanathapuram has improved by 18 AQI points (30%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Patna reached AQI 491 at IGSC Planetarium Complex (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01; Ramanathapuram hit AQI 246 at Chalai Bazaar (TNPCB) on 2022-12-07.
Station-level disparity
Patna spans 6 CPCB stations with a 39-point spread (min 154, max 193); Ramanathapuram spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 48, max 48).