Bangalore vs Bhagalpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore 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, Bangalore averaged an AQI of 74 while Bhagalpur averaged 164 — a 90-point (122%) gap, with Bhagalpur the more polluted and Bangalore the cleaner of the two. On 1100 days when both cities reported, Bangalore was cleaner on 816 of them; the average daily gap was 96 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Bhagalpur peaks in January. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bhagalpur was 1.9% Severe and 19.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Bhagalpur 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Bhagalpur has improved by 123 AQI points (42.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Bhagalpur hit AQI 451 at Mayaganj (BSPCB) on 2022-12-30.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Bhagalpur spans 2 stations with a 26-point spread (min 170, max 196).