Begusarai vs Rajgir
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Begusarai and Rajgir.
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 Rajgir averaged 124 — a 4-point (3%) gap, with Begusarai the more polluted and Rajgir the cleaner of the two. On 268 days when both cities reported, Rajgir was cleaner on 199 of them; the average daily gap was 83 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Begusarai logged 8.7% Severe days and 20.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rajgir was 0.6% Severe and 37.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Begusarai 14 days, Rajgir 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Begusarai has improved by 137 AQI points (51.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Rajgir has improved by 158 AQI points (56%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Begusarai reached AQI 469 at Lohiyanagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-14; Rajgir hit AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31.
Station-level disparity
Begusarai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 213, max 213); Rajgir spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154).