Bhopal vs Sikar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhopal and Sikar.
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 Sikar averaged 139 — a 25-point (22%) gap, with Sikar the more polluted and Bhopal the cleaner of the two. On 350 days when both cities reported, Bhopal was cleaner on 206 of them; the average daily gap was 39 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhopal peaks in November, while Sikar peaks in January. Bhopal logged 0% Severe days and 38.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sikar was 0.2% Severe and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhopal 47 days, Sikar 32 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhopal has improved by 39 AQI points (25.5%) from 2019 to 2024; Sikar has worsened by 4 AQI points (3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhopal reached AQI 392 at T T Nagar (MPPCB) on 2022-01-06; Sikar hit AQI 452 at Radhakishan Pura (RSPCB) on 2023-11-16.
Station-level disparity
Bhopal spans 3 CPCB stations with a 18-point spread (min 111, max 129); Sikar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137).