Bettiah vs Buxar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bettiah and Buxar.
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 Buxar averaged 141 — a 14-point (11%) gap, with Buxar the more polluted and Bettiah the cleaner of the two. On 142 days when both cities reported, Buxar was cleaner on 72 of them; the average daily gap was 69 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bettiah peaks in November, while Buxar peaks in February. Bettiah logged 3.2% Severe days and 32.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Buxar was 0% Severe and 39% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bettiah 20 days, Buxar 13 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bettiah reached AQI 470 at Kamalnath Nagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01; Buxar hit AQI 389 at Charitra Van (BSPCB) on 2024-02-11.
Station-level disparity
Bettiah spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Buxar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141).