Begusarai vs Nalbāri
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Begusarai and Nalbāri.
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 Nalbāri averaged 129 — a 1-point (1%) gap, with Nalbāri the more polluted and Begusarai the cleaner of the two. On 293 days when both cities reported, Nalbāri was cleaner on 240 of them; the average daily gap was 100 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; Nalbāri was 0% Severe and 41% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Begusarai 14 days, Nalbāri 18 days.
Year-over-year progress
Begusarai has improved by 137 AQI points (51.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Nalbāri has improved by 72 AQI points (35.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Begusarai reached AQI 469 at Lohiyanagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-14; Nalbāri hit AQI 384 at Bata Chowk (PCBA) on 2024-01-08.
Station-level disparity
Begusarai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 213, max 213); Nalbāri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141).