Begusarai vs Dhanbad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Begusarai and Dhanbad.
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 Dhanbad averaged 161 — a 33-point (26%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Begusarai the cleaner of the two. On 32 days when both cities reported, Dhanbad was cleaner on 18 of them; the average daily gap was 50 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Begusarai peaks in January, while Dhanbad peaks in November. Begusarai logged 8.7% Severe days and 20.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Dhanbad was 0.4% Severe and 3.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Begusarai 14 days, Dhanbad 2 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Begusarai reached AQI 469 at Lohiyanagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-14; Dhanbad hit AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28.
Station-level disparity
Begusarai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 213, max 213); Dhanbad spans 2 stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168).