Bettiah vs Kishanganj
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bettiah and Kishanganj.
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 Kishanganj averaged 144 — a 17-point (13%) gap, with Kishanganj the more polluted and Bettiah the cleaner of the two. On 691 days when both cities reported, Kishanganj was cleaner on 417 of them; the average daily gap was 69 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bettiah peaks in November, while Kishanganj peaks in January. Bettiah logged 3.2% Severe days and 32.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kishanganj was 0.2% Severe and 37.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bettiah 20 days, Kishanganj 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bettiah has improved by 73 AQI points (36.5%) from 2021 to 2024; Kishanganj has improved by 136 AQI points (48.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bettiah reached AQI 470 at Kamalnath Nagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01; Kishanganj hit AQI 417 at SDM Office Khagra (BSPCB) on 2022-02-01.
Station-level disparity
Bettiah spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Kishanganj spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 156, max 156).