Aizawl vs Begusarai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Aizawl and Begusarai.
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, Aizawl averaged an AQI of 46 while Begusarai averaged 128 — a 82-point (178%) gap, with Begusarai the more polluted and Aizawl the cleaner of the two. On 301 days when both cities reported, Aizawl was cleaner on 281 of them; the average daily gap was 170 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Aizawl peaks in March, while Begusarai peaks in January. Aizawl logged 0% Severe days and 94.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Begusarai was 8.7% Severe and 20.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Aizawl 76 days, Begusarai 14 days.
Year-over-year progress
Aizawl has worsened by 16 AQI points (53.3%) from 2020 to 2024; Begusarai has improved by 137 AQI points (51.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Aizawl reached AQI 208 at Sikulpuikawn Aizawl (PCB) on 2021-01-20; Begusarai hit AQI 469 at Lohiyanagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Aizawl spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 43, max 43); Begusarai spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 213, max 213).