Bhopal vs Chapra
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhopal and Chapra.
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 Chapra averaged 149 — a 35-point (31%) gap, with Chapra the more polluted and Bhopal the cleaner of the two. On 633 days when both cities reported, Bhopal was cleaner on 431 of them; the average daily gap was 81 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhopal peaks in November, while Chapra peaks in January. Bhopal logged 0% Severe days and 38.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Chapra was 2.4% Severe and 26.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhopal 47 days, Chapra 14 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhopal has improved by 39 AQI points (25.5%) from 2019 to 2024; Chapra has improved by 181 AQI points (54.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhopal reached AQI 392 at T T Nagar (MPPCB) on 2022-01-06; Chapra hit AQI 452 at Darshan Nagar (BSPCB) on 2022-12-20.
Station-level disparity
Bhopal spans 3 CPCB stations with a 18-point spread (min 111, max 129); Chapra spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 195, max 195).