Aizawl vs Bettiah
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Aizawl and Bettiah.
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 Bettiah averaged 127 — a 81-point (176%) gap, with Bettiah the more polluted and Aizawl the cleaner of the two. On 716 days when both cities reported, Aizawl was cleaner on 685 of them; the average daily gap was 130 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Aizawl peaks in March, while Bettiah peaks in November. Aizawl logged 0% Severe days and 94.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bettiah was 3.2% Severe and 32.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Aizawl 76 days, Bettiah 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Aizawl has worsened by 16 AQI points (53.3%) from 2020 to 2024; Bettiah has improved by 73 AQI points (36.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Aizawl reached AQI 208 at Sikulpuikawn Aizawl (PCB) on 2021-01-20; Bettiah hit AQI 470 at Kamalnath Nagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Aizawl spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 43, max 43); Bettiah spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173).