Begusarai vs Gangtok
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Begusarai and Gangtok.
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 Gangtok averaged 48 — a 80-point (167%) gap, with Begusarai the more polluted and Gangtok the cleaner of the two. On 267 days when both cities reported, Gangtok was cleaner on 262 of them; the average daily gap was 165 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Begusarai peaks in January, while Gangtok peaks in March. Begusarai logged 8.7% Severe days and 20.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gangtok was 0% Severe and 96.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Begusarai 14 days, Gangtok 94 days.
Year-over-year progress
Begusarai has improved by 137 AQI points (51.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Gangtok has worsened by 14 AQI points (41.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Begusarai reached AQI 469 at Lohiyanagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-14; Gangtok hit AQI 264 at Zero Point GICI (SSPCB) on 2023-01-16.
Station-level disparity
Begusarai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 213, max 213); Gangtok spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 50, max 50).