Begusarai vs Bhiwāni
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Begusarai and Bhiwāni.
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 Bhiwāni averaged 134 — a 6-point (5%) gap, with Bhiwāni the more polluted and Begusarai the cleaner of the two. On 331 days when both cities reported, Bhiwāni was cleaner on 225 of them; the average daily gap was 108 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Begusarai peaks in January, while Bhiwāni peaks in November. Begusarai logged 8.7% Severe days and 20.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bhiwāni was 0.6% Severe and 36.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Begusarai 14 days, Bhiwāni 33 days.
Year-over-year progress
Begusarai has improved by 137 AQI points (51.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Bhiwāni has improved by 15 AQI points (10.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Begusarai reached AQI 469 at Lohiyanagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-14; Bhiwāni hit AQI 471 at HB Colony (HSPCB) on 2019-11-13.
Station-level disparity
Begusarai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 213, max 213); Bhiwāni spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 144, max 144).