Bathinda vs Purnia
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bathinda and Purnia.
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 Purnia averaged 133 — a 31-point (30%) gap, with Purnia the more polluted and Bathinda the cleaner of the two. On 786 days when both cities reported, Bathinda was cleaner on 550 of them; the average daily gap was 84 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bathinda peaks in November, while Purnia peaks in January. Bathinda logged 0.1% Severe days and 53.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Purnia was 3.7% Severe and 33.699999999999996% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bathinda 54 days, Purnia 14 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bathinda has improved by 3 AQI points (2.9%) from 2018 to 2024; Purnia has improved by 163 AQI points (55.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bathinda reached AQI 405 at Hardev Nagar (PPCB) on 2018-06-16; Purnia hit AQI 460 at Mariam Nagar (BSPCB) on 2022-12-15.
Station-level disparity
Bathinda spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 108, max 108); Purnia spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 176, max 176).