Begusarai vs Sawāi Mādhopur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Begusarai and Sawāi Mādhopur.
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 Sawāi Mādhopur averaged 119 — a 9-point (8%) gap, with Begusarai the more polluted and Sawāi Mādhopur the cleaner of the two. On 267 days when both cities reported, Sawāi Mādhopur was cleaner on 197 of them; the average daily gap was 94 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Begusarai peaks in January, while Sawāi Mādhopur peaks in November. Begusarai logged 8.7% Severe days and 20.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sawāi Mādhopur was 0% Severe and 44.900000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Begusarai 14 days, Sawāi Mādhopur 21 days.
Year-over-year progress
Begusarai has improved by 137 AQI points (51.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Sawāi Mādhopur has worsened by 7 AQI points (6.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Begusarai reached AQI 469 at Lohiyanagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-14; Sawāi Mādhopur hit AQI 328 at Sahu Nagar Sawai (RSPCB) on 2024-06-07.
Station-level disparity
Begusarai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 213, max 213); Sawāi Mādhopur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 116, max 116).