Begusarai vs Raipur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Begusarai and Raipur.
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 Raipur averaged 74 — a 54-point (73%) gap, with Begusarai the more polluted and Raipur the cleaner of the two. On 343 days when both cities reported, Raipur was cleaner on 279 of them; the average daily gap was 129 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Begusarai peaks in January, while Raipur peaks in November. Begusarai logged 8.7% Severe days and 20.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Raipur was 0% Severe and 54.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Begusarai 14 days, Raipur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
Begusarai has improved by 137 AQI points (51.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Raipur has improved by 64 AQI points (46.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Begusarai reached AQI 469 at Lohiyanagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-14; Raipur hit AQI 226 at AIIMS (CECB) on 2023-12-26.
Station-level disparity
Begusarai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 213, max 213); Raipur spans 4 stations with a 42-point spread (min 63, max 105).