Begusarai vs Bhilai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Begusarai and Bhilai.
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, Begusarai averaged an AQI of 128 while Bhilai averaged 73 — a 55-point (75%) gap, with Begusarai the more polluted and Bhilai the cleaner of the two. On 343 days when both cities reported, Bhilai was cleaner on 292 of them; the average daily gap was 130 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Begusarai peaks in January, while Bhilai peaks in November. Begusarai logged 8.7% Severe days and 20.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bhilai was 0% Severe and 71.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Begusarai 14 days, Bhilai 119 days.
Year-over-year progress
Begusarai has improved by 137 AQI points (51.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Begusarai reached AQI 469 at Lohiyanagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-14; Bhilai hit AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26.
Station-level disparity
Begusarai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 213, max 213); Bhilai spans 3 stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84).