Begusarai vs Pithampur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Begusarai and Pithampur.
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 Pithampur averaged 117 — a 11-point (9%) gap, with Begusarai the more polluted and Pithampur the cleaner of the two. On 342 days when both cities reported, Pithampur was cleaner on 258 of them; the average daily gap was 117 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Begusarai peaks in January, while Pithampur peaks in December. Begusarai logged 8.7% Severe days and 20.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pithampur was 0% Severe and 41% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Begusarai 14 days, Pithampur 101 days.
Year-over-year progress
Begusarai has improved by 137 AQI points (51.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Pithampur has improved by 57 AQI points (32.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Begusarai reached AQI 469 at Lohiyanagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-14; Pithampur hit AQI 310 at Sector-2 Industrial Area (MPPCB) on 2017-12-08.
Station-level disparity
Begusarai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 213, max 213); Pithampur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 114, max 114).