Bhopal vs Bihar Sharif
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhopal and Bihar Sharif.
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, Bhopal averaged an AQI of 114 while Bihar Sharif averaged 115 — a 1-point (1%) gap, with Bihar Sharif the more polluted and Bhopal the cleaner of the two. On 587 days when both cities reported, Bhopal was cleaner on 320 of them; the average daily gap was 68 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhopal peaks in November, while Bihar Sharif peaks in December. Bhopal logged 0% Severe days and 38.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bihar Sharif was 1% Severe and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhopal 47 days, Bihar Sharif 32 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhopal has improved by 39 AQI points (25.5%) from 2019 to 2024; Bihar Sharif has improved by 138 AQI points (54.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhopal reached AQI 392 at T T Nagar (MPPCB) on 2022-01-06; Bihar Sharif hit AQI 433 at D M Colony Bihar (BSPCB) on 2021-12-24.
Station-level disparity
Bhopal spans 3 CPCB stations with a 18-point spread (min 111, max 129); Bihar Sharif spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 146, max 146).