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Bathinda vs Imphal

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bathinda and Imphal.

Cleaner right now: Imphal (41-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Bathinda cleaner 269/488 daysYoY 20182024: Bathinda -2.9% · Imphal +26.4%

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

Bathinda

Punjab, India

Moderate

PM2.5: 65.0 µg/m³

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Imphal

Manipur, India

Satisfactory

PM2.5: 45.8 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantBathindaImphal
PM2.5(µg/m³)65.0045.80
PM10(µg/m³)91.0053.10
NO₂(µg/m³)36.1012.00
SO₂(µg/m³)10.502.30
O₃(µg/m³)58.0033.00
CO(µg/m³)407.00414.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Bathinda averaged an AQI of 102 while Imphal averaged 110 — a 8-point (8%) gap, with Imphal the more polluted and Bathinda the cleaner of the two. On 488 days when both cities reported, Bathinda was cleaner on 269 of them; the average daily gap was 45 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Bathinda peaks in November, while Imphal peaks in October. Bathinda logged 0.1% Severe days and 53.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Imphal was 1.1% Severe and 49.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bathinda 54 days, Imphal 103 days.

Year-over-year progress

Bathinda has improved by 3 AQI points (2.9%) from 2018 to 2024; Imphal has worsened by 23 AQI points (26.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bathinda reached AQI 405 at Hardev Nagar (PPCB) on 2018-06-16; Imphal hit AQI 500 at University Imphal (PCB) on 2024-10-11.

Station-level disparity

Bathinda spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 108, max 108); Imphal spans 2 stations with a 4-point spread (min 97, max 101).

Verdict

🏆 Imphal has better air quality with an AQI of 77 compared to Bathinda's 118.

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