Begusarai vs Munger
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Begusarai and Munger.
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 Munger averaged 130 — a 2-point (2%) gap, with Munger the more polluted and Begusarai the cleaner of the two. On 303 days when both cities reported, Munger was cleaner on 234 of them; the average daily gap was 69 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; Munger was 1.5% Severe and 22.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Begusarai 14 days, Munger 12 days.
Year-over-year progress
Begusarai has improved by 137 AQI points (51.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Munger has improved by 135 AQI points (50.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Begusarai reached AQI 469 at Lohiyanagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-14; Munger hit AQI 445 at Town Hall (BSPCB) on 2022-01-06.
Station-level disparity
Begusarai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 213, max 213); Munger spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 180, max 180).