Begusarai vs Tumkur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Begusarai and Tumkur.
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 Tumkur averaged 88 — a 40-point (45%) gap, with Begusarai the more polluted and Tumkur the cleaner of the two. On 228 days when both cities reported, Tumkur was cleaner on 175 of them; the average daily gap was 106 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Begusarai peaks in January, while Tumkur peaks in December. Begusarai logged 8.7% Severe days and 20.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tumkur was 0% Severe and 54% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Begusarai 14 days, Tumkur 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Begusarai has improved by 137 AQI points (51.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Tumkur has improved by 69 AQI points (43.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Begusarai reached AQI 469 at Lohiyanagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-14; Tumkur hit AQI 355 at Thimmalapura (KSPCB) on 2023-02-15.
Station-level disparity
Begusarai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 213, max 213); Tumkur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 97, max 97).