Ariyalur vs Bhagalpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ariyalur 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, Ariyalur averaged an AQI of 46 while Bhagalpur averaged 164 — a 118-point (257%) gap, with Bhagalpur the more polluted and Ariyalur the cleaner of the two. On 590 days when both cities reported, Ariyalur was cleaner on 581 of them; the average daily gap was 144 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ariyalur peaks in March, while Bhagalpur peaks in January. Ariyalur logged 0% Severe days and 93.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bhagalpur was 1.9% Severe and 19.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ariyalur 57 days, Bhagalpur 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ariyalur has improved by 35 AQI points (43.2%) from 2022 to 2024; Bhagalpur has improved by 123 AQI points (42.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ariyalur reached AQI 221 at Keelapalur (TNPCB) on 2024-04-07; Bhagalpur hit AQI 451 at Mayaganj (BSPCB) on 2022-12-30.
Station-level disparity
Ariyalur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 51, max 51); Bhagalpur spans 2 stations with a 26-point spread (min 170, max 196).