Bhagalpur vs Gwalior
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhagalpur and Gwalior.
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 Gwalior averaged 136 — a 28-point (21%) gap, with Bhagalpur the more polluted and Gwalior the cleaner of the two. On 712 days when both cities reported, Gwalior was cleaner on 471 of them; the average daily gap was 67 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhagalpur peaks in January, while Gwalior peaks in November. Bhagalpur logged 1.9% Severe days and 19.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gwalior was 0.4% Severe and 31.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhagalpur 20 days, Gwalior 47 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhagalpur has improved by 123 AQI points (42.9%) from 2021 to 2024; Gwalior has improved by 12 AQI points (8.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhagalpur reached AQI 451 at Mayaganj (BSPCB) on 2022-12-30; Gwalior hit AQI 450 at City Center (MPPCB) on 2021-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Bhagalpur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 26-point spread (min 170, max 196); Gwalior spans 4 stations with a 53-point spread (min 112, max 165).