Begusarai vs Thrissur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Begusarai and Thrissur.
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 Thrissur averaged 57 — a 71-point (125%) gap, with Begusarai the more polluted and Thrissur the cleaner of the two. On 302 days when both cities reported, Thrissur was cleaner on 276 of them; the average daily gap was 145 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Begusarai peaks in January, while Thrissur peaks in February. Begusarai logged 8.7% Severe days and 20.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thrissur was 0% Severe and 88.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Begusarai 14 days, Thrissur 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Begusarai has improved by 137 AQI points (51.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Thrissur has improved by 21 AQI points (26.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Begusarai reached AQI 469 at Lohiyanagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-14; Thrissur hit AQI 181 at Corporation Ground Thrissur (PCB) on 2023-01-09.
Station-level disparity
Begusarai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 213, max 213); Thrissur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68).