Bangalore vs Bettiah
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore 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
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Bangalore averaged an AQI of 74 while Bettiah averaged 127 — a 53-point (72%) gap, with Bettiah the more polluted and Bangalore the cleaner of the two. On 810 days when both cities reported, Bangalore was cleaner on 504 of them; the average daily gap was 87 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Bettiah peaks in November. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bettiah was 3.2% Severe and 32.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Bettiah 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Bettiah has improved by 73 AQI points (36.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Bettiah hit AQI 470 at Kamalnath Nagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Bettiah spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173).