Bettiah vs Solapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bettiah and Solapur.
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 | Solapur |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 105.00 | 13.60 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 116.60 | 22.30 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 41.60 | 6.60 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 13.00 | 3.10 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 55.00 | 46.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 1389.00 | 150.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Bettiah averaged an AQI of 127 while Solapur averaged 96 — a 31-point (32%) gap, with Bettiah the more polluted and Solapur the cleaner of the two. On 432 days when both cities reported, Solapur was cleaner on 263 of them; the average daily gap was 76 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bettiah peaks in November, while Solapur peaks in March. Bettiah logged 3.2% Severe days and 32.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Solapur was 0% Severe and 52.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bettiah 20 days, Solapur 61 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bettiah has improved by 73 AQI points (36.5%) from 2021 to 2024; Solapur has improved by 45 AQI points (31.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bettiah reached AQI 470 at Kamalnath Nagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01; Solapur hit AQI 266 at Solapur (MPCB) on 2018-03-03.
Station-level disparity
Bettiah spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Solapur spans 3 stations with a 10-point spread (min 88, max 98).
Verdict
🏆 Solapur has better air quality with an AQI of 23 compared to Bettiah's 251. That's a significant difference of 228 points.