Begusarai vs Kannur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Begusarai and Kannur.
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 Kannur averaged 65 — a 63-point (97%) gap, with Begusarai the more polluted and Kannur the cleaner of the two. On 204 days when both cities reported, Kannur was cleaner on 200 of them; the average daily gap was 191 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Begusarai peaks in January, while Kannur peaks in February. Begusarai logged 8.7% Severe days and 20.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kannur was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Begusarai 14 days, Kannur 103 days.
Year-over-year progress
Begusarai has improved by 137 AQI points (51.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Kannur has worsened by 11 AQI points (20.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Begusarai reached AQI 469 at Lohiyanagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-14; Kannur hit AQI 258 at Thavakkara Kannur (PCB) on 2021-04-14.
Station-level disparity
Begusarai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 213, max 213); Kannur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 66, max 66).