Begusarai vs Gaya
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Begusarai and Gaya.
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 Gaya averaged 110 — a 18-point (16%) gap, with Begusarai the more polluted and Gaya the cleaner of the two. On 346 days when both cities reported, Gaya was cleaner on 232 of them; the average daily gap was 75 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Begusarai logged 8.7% Severe days and 20.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gaya was 1.7% Severe and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Begusarai 14 days, Gaya 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Begusarai has improved by 137 AQI points (51.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Gaya has improved by 89 AQI points (44.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Begusarai reached AQI 469 at Lohiyanagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-14; Gaya hit AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15.
Station-level disparity
Begusarai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 213, max 213); Gaya spans 3 stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173).