Bangalore vs Kishanganj
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore and Kishanganj.
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 Kishanganj averaged 144 — a 70-point (95%) gap, with Kishanganj the more polluted and Bangalore the cleaner of the two. On 952 days when both cities reported, Bangalore was cleaner on 524 of them; the average daily gap was 77 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Kishanganj peaks in January. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kishanganj was 0.2% Severe and 37.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Kishanganj 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Kishanganj has improved by 136 AQI points (48.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Kishanganj hit AQI 417 at SDM Office Khagra (BSPCB) on 2022-02-01.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Kishanganj spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 156, max 156).