Begusarai vs Pimpri-Chinchwad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Begusarai and Pimpri-Chinchwad.
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 Pimpri-Chinchwad averaged 114 — a 14-point (12%) gap, with Begusarai the more polluted and Pimpri-Chinchwad the cleaner of the two. On 130 days when both cities reported, Begusarai was cleaner on 75 of them; the average daily gap was 52 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Begusarai peaks in January, while Pimpri-Chinchwad peaks in November. Begusarai logged 8.7% Severe days and 20.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pimpri-Chinchwad was 0% Severe and 42% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Begusarai 14 days, Pimpri-Chinchwad 82 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Begusarai reached AQI 469 at Lohiyanagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-14; Pimpri-Chinchwad hit AQI 341 at Thergaon Pimpri (MPCB) on 2024-11-23.
Station-level disparity
Begusarai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 213, max 213); Pimpri-Chinchwad spans 4 stations with a 20-point spread (min 107, max 127).