Begusarai vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Begusarai and Rourkela.
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 Rourkela averaged 115 — a 13-point (11%) gap, with Begusarai the more polluted and Rourkela the cleaner of the two. On 129 days when both cities reported, Begusarai was cleaner on 72 of them; the average daily gap was 53 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Begusarai peaks in January, while Rourkela peaks in November. Begusarai logged 8.7% Severe days and 20.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Begusarai 14 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Begusarai has improved by 137 AQI points (51.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Begusarai reached AQI 469 at Lohiyanagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-14; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Begusarai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 213, max 213); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).