Bihar Sharif vs Delhi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bihar Sharif and Delhi.
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, Bihar Sharif averaged an AQI of 115 while Delhi averaged 210 — a 95-point (83%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Bihar Sharif the cleaner of the two. On 905 days when both cities reported, Bihar Sharif was cleaner on 851 of them; the average daily gap was 163 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bihar Sharif peaks in December, while Delhi peaks in November. Bihar Sharif logged 1% Severe days and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Delhi was 18.7% Severe and 1.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bihar Sharif 32 days, Delhi 3 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bihar Sharif has improved by 138 AQI points (54.5%) from 2021 to 2024; Delhi has improved by 42 AQI points (16.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bihar Sharif reached AQI 433 at D M Colony Bihar (BSPCB) on 2021-12-24; Delhi hit AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18.
Station-level disparity
Bihar Sharif spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 146, max 146); Delhi spans 39 stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262).