Bettiah vs Bhagalpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bettiah and Bhagalpur.
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, Bettiah averaged an AQI of 127 while Bhagalpur averaged 164 — a 37-point (29%) gap, with Bhagalpur the more polluted and Bettiah the cleaner of the two. On 772 days when both cities reported, Bettiah was cleaner on 452 of them; the average daily gap was 69 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bettiah peaks in November, while Bhagalpur peaks in January. Bettiah logged 3.2% Severe days and 32.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bhagalpur was 1.9% Severe and 19.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bettiah 20 days, Bhagalpur 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bettiah has improved by 73 AQI points (36.5%) from 2021 to 2024; Bhagalpur has improved by 123 AQI points (42.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bettiah reached AQI 470 at Kamalnath Nagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01; Bhagalpur hit AQI 451 at Mayaganj (BSPCB) on 2022-12-30.
Station-level disparity
Bettiah spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Bhagalpur spans 2 stations with a 26-point spread (min 170, max 196).