Asansol vs Bihar Sharif
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Asansol and Bihar Sharif.
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, Asansol averaged an AQI of 145 while Bihar Sharif averaged 115 — a 30-point (26%) gap, with Asansol the more polluted and Bihar Sharif the cleaner of the two. On 558 days when both cities reported, Bihar Sharif was cleaner on 304 of them; the average daily gap was 75 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in December on average. Asansol logged 0% Severe days and 43.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bihar Sharif was 1% Severe and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Asansol 44 days, Bihar Sharif 32 days.
Year-over-year progress
Asansol has worsened by 12 AQI points (9%) from 2018 to 2024; Bihar Sharif has improved by 138 AQI points (54.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Asansol reached AQI 394 at Court Area (WBPCB) on 2022-12-13; Bihar Sharif hit AQI 433 at D M Colony Bihar (BSPCB) on 2021-12-24.
Station-level disparity
Asansol spans 4 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 123, max 163); Bihar Sharif spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 146, max 146).