Akola vs Bhagalpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Akola and Bhagalpur.
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, Akola averaged an AQI of 87 while Bhagalpur averaged 164 — a 77-point (89%) gap, with Bhagalpur the more polluted and Akola the cleaner of the two. On 542 days when both cities reported, Akola was cleaner on 463 of them; the average daily gap was 90 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Akola peaks in November, while Bhagalpur peaks in January. Akola logged 0% Severe days and 59.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bhagalpur was 1.9% Severe and 19.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Akola 129 days, Bhagalpur 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Akola has improved by 16 AQI points (15.5%) from 2023 to 2024; Bhagalpur has improved by 123 AQI points (42.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Akola reached AQI 330 at Ramdaspeth (MPCB) on 2023-11-04; Bhagalpur hit AQI 451 at Mayaganj (BSPCB) on 2022-12-30.
Station-level disparity
Akola spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 93, max 93); Bhagalpur spans 2 stations with a 26-point spread (min 170, max 196).