Bhagalpur vs Hajipur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhagalpur and Hajipur.
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 Hajipur averaged 173 — a 9-point (5%) gap, with Hajipur the more polluted and Bhagalpur the cleaner of the two. On 1052 days when both cities reported, Hajipur was cleaner on 701 of them; the average daily gap was 63 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhagalpur peaks in January, while Hajipur peaks in December. Bhagalpur logged 1.9% Severe days and 19.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Hajipur was 0.3% Severe and 36.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhagalpur 20 days, Hajipur 36 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhagalpur has improved by 123 AQI points (42.9%) from 2021 to 2024; Hajipur has worsened by 74 AQI points (74.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhagalpur reached AQI 451 at Mayaganj (BSPCB) on 2022-12-30; Hajipur hit AQI 427 at Industrial Area (BSPCB) on 2024-11-12.
Station-level disparity
Bhagalpur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 26-point spread (min 170, max 196); Hajipur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 149, max 149).