Patna vs Sonipat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Patna and Sonipat.
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 Sonipat averaged 134 — a 38-point (28%) gap, with Patna the more polluted and Sonipat the cleaner of the two. On 1722 days when both cities reported, Sonipat was cleaner on 1244 of them; the average daily gap was 100 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Patna peaks in December, while Sonipat peaks in November. Patna logged 7.5% Severe days and 19.400000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sonipat was 0.8% Severe and 26.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Patna 30 days, Sonipat 21 days.
Year-over-year progress
Patna has improved by 40 AQI points (18.9%) from 2016 to 2024; Sonipat has improved by 220 AQI points (62.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Patna reached AQI 491 at IGSC Planetarium Complex (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01; Sonipat hit AQI 455 at Murthal (HSPCB) on 2023-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Patna spans 6 CPCB stations with a 39-point spread (min 154, max 193); Sonipat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162).