Begusarai vs Bhopal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Begusarai and Bhopal.
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 Bhopal averaged 114 — a 14-point (12%) gap, with Begusarai the more polluted and Bhopal the cleaner of the two. On 130 days when both cities reported, Begusarai was cleaner on 91 of them; the average daily gap was 56 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Begusarai peaks in January, while Bhopal peaks in November. Begusarai logged 8.7% Severe days and 20.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bhopal was 0% Severe and 38.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Begusarai 14 days, Bhopal 47 days.
Year-over-year progress
Begusarai has improved by 137 AQI points (51.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Bhopal has improved by 39 AQI points (25.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Begusarai reached AQI 469 at Lohiyanagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-14; Bhopal hit AQI 392 at T T Nagar (MPPCB) on 2022-01-06.
Station-level disparity
Begusarai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 213, max 213); Bhopal spans 3 stations with a 18-point spread (min 111, max 129).