Begusarai vs Dewās
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Begusarai and Dewās.
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 Dewās averaged 98 — a 30-point (31%) gap, with Begusarai the more polluted and Dewās the cleaner of the two. On 314 days when both cities reported, Dewās was cleaner on 256 of them; the average daily gap was 116 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Begusarai peaks in January, while Dewās peaks in December. Begusarai logged 8.7% Severe days and 20.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Dewās was 0% Severe and 47.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Begusarai 14 days, Dewās 101 days.
Year-over-year progress
Begusarai has improved by 137 AQI points (51.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Dewās has improved by 48 AQI points (32.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Begusarai reached AQI 469 at Lohiyanagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-14; Dewās hit AQI 327 at Bhopal Chauraha (MPPCB) on 2023-07-01.
Station-level disparity
Begusarai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 213, max 213); Dewās spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 106, max 106).