Begusarai vs Bhubaneswar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Begusarai and Bhubaneswar.
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 Bhubaneswar averaged 115 — a 13-point (11%) gap, with Begusarai the more polluted and Bhubaneswar the cleaner of the two. On 126 days when both cities reported, Bhubaneswar was cleaner on 69 of them; the average daily gap was 49 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Begusarai logged 8.7% Severe days and 20.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bhubaneswar was 0% Severe and 48.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Begusarai 14 days, Bhubaneswar 27 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Begusarai reached AQI 469 at Lohiyanagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-14; Bhubaneswar hit AQI 341 at Lingraj Mandir (OSPCB) on 2024-01-09.
Station-level disparity
Begusarai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 213, max 213); Bhubaneswar spans 2 stations with a 2-point spread (min 114, max 116).