Bathinda vs Begusarai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bathinda and Begusarai.
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, Bathinda averaged an AQI of 102 while Begusarai averaged 128 — a 26-point (25%) gap, with Begusarai the more polluted and Bathinda the cleaner of the two. On 308 days when both cities reported, Bathinda was cleaner on 235 of them; the average daily gap was 115 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bathinda peaks in November, while Begusarai peaks in January. Bathinda logged 0.1% Severe days and 53.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Begusarai was 8.7% Severe and 20.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bathinda 54 days, Begusarai 14 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bathinda has improved by 3 AQI points (2.9%) from 2018 to 2024; Begusarai has improved by 137 AQI points (51.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bathinda reached AQI 405 at Hardev Nagar (PPCB) on 2018-06-16; Begusarai hit AQI 469 at Lohiyanagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Bathinda spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 108, max 108); Begusarai spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 213, max 213).