Aurangabad vs Darbhanga
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Aurangabad and Darbhanga.
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, Aurangabad averaged an AQI of 99 while Darbhanga averaged 365 — a 266-point (269%) gap, with Darbhanga the more polluted and Aurangabad the cleaner of the two. On 345 days when both cities reported, Aurangabad was cleaner on 224 of them; the average daily gap was 100 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Aurangabad peaks in January, while Darbhanga peaks in December. Aurangabad logged 0.1% Severe days and 58.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Darbhanga was 7.1% Severe and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Aurangabad 46 days, Darbhanga 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Aurangabad has improved by 41 AQI points (29.3%) from 2016 to 2024; Darbhanga has worsened by 116 AQI points (46.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Aurangabad reached AQI 436 at More Chowk Waluj (MPCB) on 2024-09-16; Darbhanga hit AQI 473 at Town Hall Lal Bagh (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Aurangabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 87-point spread (min 91, max 178); Darbhanga spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 208, max 208).