Bhagalpur vs Kishanganj
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhagalpur and Kishanganj.
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 Kishanganj averaged 144 — a 20-point (14%) gap, with Bhagalpur the more polluted and Kishanganj the cleaner of the two. On 931 days when both cities reported, Kishanganj was cleaner on 713 of them; the average daily gap was 63 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Bhagalpur logged 1.9% Severe days and 19.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kishanganj was 0.2% Severe and 37.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhagalpur 20 days, Kishanganj 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhagalpur has improved by 123 AQI points (42.9%) from 2021 to 2024; Kishanganj has improved by 136 AQI points (48.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhagalpur reached AQI 451 at Mayaganj (BSPCB) on 2022-12-30; Kishanganj hit AQI 417 at SDM Office Khagra (BSPCB) on 2022-02-01.
Station-level disparity
Bhagalpur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 26-point spread (min 170, max 196); Kishanganj spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 156, max 156).