Bhagalpur vs Pratapgarh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhagalpur and Pratapgarh.
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 Pratapgarh averaged 93 — a 71-point (76%) gap, with Bhagalpur the more polluted and Pratapgarh the cleaner of the two. On 609 days when both cities reported, Pratapgarh was cleaner on 516 of them; the average daily gap was 87 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhagalpur peaks in January, while Pratapgarh peaks in November. Bhagalpur logged 1.9% Severe days and 19.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pratapgarh was 0% Severe and 59.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhagalpur 20 days, Pratapgarh 49 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhagalpur has improved by 123 AQI points (42.9%) from 2021 to 2024; Pratapgarh has improved by 10 AQI points (9.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhagalpur reached AQI 451 at Mayaganj (BSPCB) on 2022-12-30; Pratapgarh hit AQI 314 at Pragati Nagar (RSPCB) on 2023-12-25.
Station-level disparity
Bhagalpur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 26-point spread (min 170, max 196); Pratapgarh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 97, max 97).