Bhagalpur vs Delhi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhagalpur and Delhi.
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 Delhi averaged 210 — a 46-point (28%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Bhagalpur the cleaner of the two. On 1100 days when both cities reported, Bhagalpur was cleaner on 992 of them; the average daily gap was 119 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhagalpur peaks in January, while Delhi peaks in November. Bhagalpur logged 1.9% Severe days and 19.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Delhi was 18.7% Severe and 1.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhagalpur 20 days, Delhi 3 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhagalpur has improved by 123 AQI points (42.9%) from 2021 to 2024; Delhi has improved by 42 AQI points (16.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhagalpur reached AQI 451 at Mayaganj (BSPCB) on 2022-12-30; Delhi hit AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18.
Station-level disparity
Bhagalpur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 26-point spread (min 170, max 196); Delhi spans 39 stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262).