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Bathinda vs Bihar Sharif

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bathinda and Bihar Sharif.

Cleaner right now: Bathinda (51-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Bathinda cleaner 472/815 daysYoY 20182024: Bathinda -2.9% · Bihar Sharif -54.5%

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

🏆 Cleaner

Bathinda

Punjab, India

Satisfactory

PM2.5: 59.0 µg/m³

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Bihar Sharif

Bihar, India

Moderate

PM2.5: 74.5 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantBathindaBihar Sharif
PM2.5(µg/m³)59.0074.50
PM10(µg/m³)90.8082.20
NO₂(µg/m³)29.7035.60
SO₂(µg/m³)10.1013.00
O₃(µg/m³)65.0031.00
CO(µg/m³)356.00620.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Bathinda averaged an AQI of 102 while Bihar Sharif averaged 115 — a 13-point (13%) gap, with Bihar Sharif the more polluted and Bathinda the cleaner of the two. On 815 days when both cities reported, Bathinda was cleaner on 472 of them; the average daily gap was 79 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Bathinda peaks in November, while Bihar Sharif peaks in December. Bathinda logged 0.1% Severe days and 53.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bihar Sharif was 1% Severe and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bathinda 54 days, Bihar Sharif 32 days.

Year-over-year progress

Bathinda has improved by 3 AQI points (2.9%) from 2018 to 2024; Bihar Sharif has improved by 138 AQI points (54.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bathinda reached AQI 405 at Hardev Nagar (PPCB) on 2018-06-16; Bihar Sharif hit AQI 433 at D M Colony Bihar (BSPCB) on 2021-12-24.

Station-level disparity

Bathinda spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 108, max 108); Bihar Sharif spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 146, max 146).

Verdict

🏆 Bathinda has better air quality with an AQI of 98 compared to Bihar Sharif's 149. That's a significant difference of 51 points.

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