Begusarai vs Nashik
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Begusarai and Nashik.
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 Nashik averaged 85 — a 43-point (51%) gap, with Begusarai the more polluted and Nashik the cleaner of the two. On 130 days when both cities reported, Begusarai was cleaner on 68 of them; the average daily gap was 49 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Begusarai peaks in January, while Nashik peaks in November. Begusarai logged 8.7% Severe days and 20.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Nashik was 0% Severe and 65.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Begusarai 14 days, Nashik 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Begusarai has improved by 137 AQI points (51.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Nashik has improved by 38 AQI points (30.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Begusarai reached AQI 469 at Lohiyanagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-14; Nashik hit AQI 319 at Gangapur Road (MPCB) on 2024-11-24.
Station-level disparity
Begusarai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 213, max 213); Nashik spans 4 stations with a 12-point spread (min 78, max 90).