Bhagalpur vs Bulandshahr
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhagalpur and Bulandshahr.
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, Bhagalpur averaged an AQI of 164 while Bulandshahr averaged 142 — a 22-point (15%) gap, with Bhagalpur the more polluted and Bulandshahr the cleaner of the two. On 1091 days when both cities reported, Bulandshahr was cleaner on 730 of them; the average daily gap was 71 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhagalpur peaks in January, while Bulandshahr peaks in November. Bhagalpur logged 1.9% Severe days and 19.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bulandshahr was 3.2% Severe and 27.099999999999998% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhagalpur 20 days, Bulandshahr 41 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhagalpur has improved by 123 AQI points (42.9%) from 2021 to 2024; Bulandshahr has improved by 82 AQI points (36.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhagalpur reached AQI 451 at Mayaganj (BSPCB) on 2022-12-30; Bulandshahr hit AQI 500 at Yamunapuram (UPPCB) on 2018-06-13.
Station-level disparity
Bhagalpur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 26-point spread (min 170, max 196); Bulandshahr spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 180, max 180).