Begusarai vs Kota
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Begusarai and Kota.
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 Kota averaged 131 — a 3-point (2%) gap, with Kota the more polluted and Begusarai the cleaner of the two. On 130 days when both cities reported, Begusarai was cleaner on 94 of them; the average daily gap was 55 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Begusarai peaks in January, while Kota peaks in November. Begusarai logged 8.7% Severe days and 20.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kota was 0% Severe and 40.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Begusarai 14 days, Kota 89 days.
Year-over-year progress
Begusarai has improved by 137 AQI points (51.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Kota has improved by 45 AQI points (25.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Begusarai reached AQI 469 at Lohiyanagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-14; Kota hit AQI 375 at Shrinath Puram (RSPCB) on 2021-11-14.
Station-level disparity
Begusarai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 213, max 213); Kota spans 3 stations with a 9-point spread (min 121, max 130).