Begusarai vs Saharsa
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Begusarai and Saharsa.
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 Saharsa averaged 139 — a 11-point (9%) gap, with Saharsa the more polluted and Begusarai the cleaner of the two. On 303 days when both cities reported, Saharsa was cleaner on 221 of them; the average daily gap was 60 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; Saharsa was 1.4% Severe and 28.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Begusarai 14 days, Saharsa 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Begusarai has improved by 137 AQI points (51.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Saharsa has improved by 139 AQI points (50%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Begusarai reached AQI 469 at Lohiyanagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-14; Saharsa hit AQI 454 at Police Line (BSPCB) on 2022-12-13.
Station-level disparity
Begusarai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 213, max 213); Saharsa spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 188, max 188).