Begusarai vs Durgapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Begusarai and Durgapur.
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 Durgapur averaged 174 — a 46-point (36%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Begusarai the cleaner of the two. On 123 days when both cities reported, Begusarai was cleaner on 99 of them; the average daily gap was 90 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Begusarai peaks in January, while Durgapur peaks in December. Begusarai logged 8.7% Severe days and 20.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Durgapur was 1.3% Severe and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Begusarai 14 days, Durgapur 6 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Begusarai reached AQI 469 at Lohiyanagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-14; Durgapur hit AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10.
Station-level disparity
Begusarai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 213, max 213); Durgapur spans 2 stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195).