Bhopal vs Hajipur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhopal and Hajipur.
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 Hajipur averaged 173 — a 59-point (52%) gap, with Hajipur the more polluted and Bhopal the cleaner of the two. On 1224 days when both cities reported, Bhopal was cleaner on 769 of them; the average daily gap was 54 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhopal peaks in November, while Hajipur peaks in December. Bhopal logged 0% Severe days and 38.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Hajipur was 0.3% Severe and 36.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhopal 47 days, Hajipur 36 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhopal has improved by 39 AQI points (25.5%) from 2019 to 2024; Hajipur has worsened by 74 AQI points (74.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhopal reached AQI 392 at T T Nagar (MPPCB) on 2022-01-06; Hajipur hit AQI 427 at Industrial Area (BSPCB) on 2024-11-12.
Station-level disparity
Bhopal spans 3 CPCB stations with a 18-point spread (min 111, max 129); Hajipur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 149, max 149).