Baripāda vs Darbhanga
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Baripāda and Darbhanga.
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, Baripāda averaged an AQI of 121 while Darbhanga averaged 365 — a 244-point (202%) gap, with Darbhanga the more polluted and Baripāda the cleaner of the two. On 47 days when both cities reported, Baripāda was cleaner on 46 of them; the average daily gap was 180 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Baripāda peaks in January, while Darbhanga peaks in December. Baripāda logged 0% Severe days and 45.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Darbhanga was 7.1% Severe and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Baripāda 45 days, Darbhanga 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Baripāda has improved by 87 AQI points (41.8%) from 2022 to 2024; Darbhanga has worsened by 116 AQI points (46.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Baripāda reached AQI 370 at Meher Colony (OSPCB) on 2024-01-15; Darbhanga hit AQI 473 at Town Hall Lal Bagh (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Baripāda spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 127, max 127); Darbhanga spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 208, max 208).