Patna vs Tirunelveli
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Patna and Tirunelveli.
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 Tirunelveli averaged 30 — a 142-point (473%) gap, with Patna the more polluted and Tirunelveli the cleaner of the two. On 119 days when both cities reported, Tirunelveli was cleaner on 119 of them; the average daily gap was 189 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Patna peaks in December, while Tirunelveli peaks in October. Patna logged 7.5% Severe days and 19.400000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tirunelveli was 0% Severe and 100% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Patna 30 days, Tirunelveli 31 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Patna reached AQI 491 at IGSC Planetarium Complex (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01; Tirunelveli hit AQI 42 at Municipal Corporation Office (TNPCB) on 2024-10-30.
Station-level disparity
Patna spans 6 CPCB stations with a 39-point spread (min 154, max 193); Tirunelveli spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 30, max 30).