Bāghpat vs Bettiah
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bāghpat 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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Bāghpat | Bettiah |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 80.80 | 105.00 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 143.90 | 116.60 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 41.80 | 41.60 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 33.00 | 13.00 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 63.00 | 55.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 597.00 | 1389.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Bāghpat averaged an AQI of 141 while Bettiah averaged 127 — a 14-point (11%) gap, with Bāghpat the more polluted and Bettiah the cleaner of the two. On 448 days when both cities reported, Bettiah was cleaner on 231 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Bāghpat logged 3.3% Severe days and 26.200000000000003% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bettiah was 3.2% Severe and 32.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bāghpat 46 days, Bettiah 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bāghpat has improved by 99 AQI points (41.2%) from 2018 to 2024; Bettiah has improved by 73 AQI points (36.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bāghpat reached AQI 500 at New Collectorate (UPPCB) on 2018-07-28; Bettiah hit AQI 470 at Kamalnath Nagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Bāghpat spans 2 CPCB stations with a 66-point spread (min 148, max 214); Bettiah spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173).
Verdict
🏆 Bāghpat has better air quality with an AQI of 170 compared to Bettiah's 251. That's a significant difference of 81 points.