Bidar vs Prayagraj
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bidar and Prayagraj.
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, Bidar averaged an AQI of 85 while Prayagraj averaged 80 — a 5-point (6%) gap, with Bidar the more polluted and Prayagraj the cleaner of the two. On 482 days when both cities reported, Bidar was cleaner on 346 of them; the average daily gap was 49 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bidar peaks in January, while Prayagraj peaks in November. Bidar logged 0.1% Severe days and 72.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Prayagraj was 0.2% Severe and 48% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bidar 24 days, Prayagraj 69 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bidar has worsened by 1 AQI points (1.2%) from 2021 to 2024; Prayagraj has improved by 42 AQI points (34.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bidar reached AQI 437 at Naubad (KSPCB) on 2022-01-25; Prayagraj hit AQI 416 at Nagar Nigam (UPPCB) on 2021-11-08.
Station-level disparity
Bidar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 84, max 84); Prayagraj spans 3 stations with a 9-point spread (min 96, max 105).