Begusarai vs Surat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Begusarai and Surat.
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 Surat averaged 83 — a 45-point (54%) gap, with Begusarai the more polluted and Surat the cleaner of the two. On 269 days when both cities reported, Surat was cleaner on 199 of them; the average daily gap was 113 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Begusarai peaks in January, while Surat peaks in November. Begusarai logged 8.7% Severe days and 20.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Surat was 0% Severe and 55.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Begusarai 14 days, Surat 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Begusarai has improved by 137 AQI points (51.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Surat has improved by 139 AQI points (62.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Begusarai reached AQI 469 at Lohiyanagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-14; Surat hit AQI 384 at Science Center (SMC) on 2023-08-19.
Station-level disparity
Begusarai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 213, max 213); Surat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 123, max 123).