Bhagalpur vs Buxar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhagalpur 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, Bhagalpur averaged an AQI of 164 while Buxar averaged 141 — a 23-point (16%) gap, with Bhagalpur the more polluted and Buxar the cleaner of the two. On 212 days when both cities reported, Buxar was cleaner on 133 of them; the average daily gap was 62 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhagalpur peaks in January, while Buxar peaks in February. Bhagalpur logged 1.9% Severe days and 19.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Buxar was 0% Severe and 39% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhagalpur 20 days, Buxar 13 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bhagalpur reached AQI 451 at Mayaganj (BSPCB) on 2022-12-30; Buxar hit AQI 389 at Charitra Van (BSPCB) on 2024-02-11.
Station-level disparity
Bhagalpur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 26-point spread (min 170, max 196); Buxar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141).