Begusarai vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Begusarai and Rishīkesh.
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 Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 54-point (73%) gap, with Begusarai the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two. On 298 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 268 of them; the average daily gap was 142 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; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Begusarai 14 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Begusarai has improved by 137 AQI points (51.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Begusarai reached AQI 469 at Lohiyanagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-14; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Begusarai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 213, max 213); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).