Bhopal vs Darbhanga
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhopal and Darbhanga.
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 Darbhanga averaged 365 — a 251-point (220%) gap, with Darbhanga the more polluted and Bhopal the cleaner of the two. On 388 days when both cities reported, Bhopal was cleaner on 276 of them; the average daily gap was 87 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhopal peaks in November, while Darbhanga peaks in December. Bhopal logged 0% Severe days and 38.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Darbhanga was 7.1% Severe and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhopal 47 days, Darbhanga 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhopal has improved by 39 AQI points (25.5%) from 2019 to 2024; Darbhanga has worsened by 116 AQI points (46.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhopal reached AQI 392 at T T Nagar (MPPCB) on 2022-01-06; Darbhanga hit AQI 473 at Town Hall Lal Bagh (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Bhopal spans 3 CPCB stations with a 18-point spread (min 111, max 129); Darbhanga spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 208, max 208).