Begusarai vs Pune
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Begusarai and Pune.
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 Pune averaged 97 — a 31-point (32%) gap, with Begusarai the more polluted and Pune the cleaner of the two. On 130 days when both cities reported, Begusarai was cleaner on 88 of them; the average daily gap was 55 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Begusarai peaks in January, while Pune peaks in November. Begusarai logged 8.7% Severe days and 20.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pune was 0.1% Severe and 44.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Begusarai 14 days, Pune 92 days.
Year-over-year progress
Begusarai has improved by 137 AQI points (51.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Pune has improved by 7 AQI points (6.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Begusarai reached AQI 469 at Lohiyanagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-14; Pune hit AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29.
Station-level disparity
Begusarai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 213, max 213); Pune spans 12 stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122).