Bettiah vs Chandrapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bettiah and Chandrapur.
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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Bettiah | Chandrapur |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 105.00 | 20.80 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 120.60 | 31.10 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 51.70 | 9.60 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 12.10 | 11.10 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 14.00 | 83.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 1646.00 | 177.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Bettiah averaged an AQI of 127 while Chandrapur averaged 123 — a 4-point (3%) gap, with Bettiah the more polluted and Chandrapur the cleaner of the two. On 210 days when both cities reported, Chandrapur was cleaner on 151 of them; the average daily gap was 76 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bettiah peaks in November, while Chandrapur peaks in March. Bettiah logged 3.2% Severe days and 32.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Chandrapur was 0.3% Severe and 58.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bettiah 20 days, Chandrapur 37 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bettiah has improved by 73 AQI points (36.5%) from 2021 to 2024; Chandrapur has improved by 1 AQI points (0.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bettiah reached AQI 470 at Kamalnath Nagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01; Chandrapur hit AQI 500 at MIDC Khutala (MPCB) on 2017-11-14.
Station-level disparity
Bettiah spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Chandrapur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 100, max 100).
Verdict
🏆 Chandrapur has better air quality with an AQI of 35 compared to Bettiah's 251. That's a significant difference of 216 points.