Bangalore vs Munger
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore and Munger.
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 Munger averaged 130 — a 56-point (76%) gap, with Munger the more polluted and Bangalore the cleaner of the two. On 950 days when both cities reported, Bangalore was cleaner on 658 of them; the average daily gap was 90 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Munger peaks in January. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Munger was 1.5% Severe and 22.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Munger 12 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Munger has improved by 135 AQI points (50.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Munger hit AQI 445 at Town Hall (BSPCB) on 2022-01-06.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Munger spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 180, max 180).