Begusarai vs Faridabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Begusarai and Faridabad.
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 Faridabad averaged 181 — a 53-point (41%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Begusarai the cleaner of the two. On 344 days when both cities reported, Begusarai was cleaner on 179 of them; the average daily gap was 83 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Begusarai peaks in January, while Faridabad peaks in November. Begusarai logged 8.7% Severe days and 20.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Faridabad was 6.9% Severe and 15.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Begusarai 14 days, Faridabad 19 days.
Year-over-year progress
Begusarai has improved by 137 AQI points (51.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Begusarai reached AQI 469 at Lohiyanagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-14; Faridabad hit AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10.
Station-level disparity
Begusarai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 213, max 213); Faridabad spans 4 stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209).