Bhagalpur vs Moradabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhagalpur and Moradabad.
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 Moradabad averaged 99 — a 65-point (66%) gap, with Bhagalpur the more polluted and Moradabad the cleaner of the two. On 745 days when both cities reported, Moradabad was cleaner on 500 of them; the average daily gap was 77 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhagalpur peaks in January, while Moradabad peaks in November. Bhagalpur logged 1.9% Severe days and 19.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Moradabad was 2.8% Severe and 25% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhagalpur 20 days, Moradabad 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhagalpur has improved by 123 AQI points (42.9%) from 2021 to 2024; Moradabad has improved by 223 AQI points (69.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhagalpur reached AQI 451 at Mayaganj (BSPCB) on 2022-12-30; Moradabad hit AQI 489 at Lajpat Nagar (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05.
Station-level disparity
Bhagalpur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 26-point spread (min 170, max 196); Moradabad spans 7 stations with a 114-point spread (min 96, max 210).