Bihar Sharif vs Muzaffarpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bihar Sharif and Muzaffarpur.
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 Muzaffarpur averaged 151 — a 36-point (31%) gap, with Muzaffarpur the more polluted and Bihar Sharif the cleaner of the two. On 895 days when both cities reported, Bihar Sharif was cleaner on 686 of them; the average daily gap was 82 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bihar Sharif peaks in December, while Muzaffarpur peaks in January. Bihar Sharif logged 1% Severe days and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarpur was 4.5% Severe and 30.900000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bihar Sharif 32 days, Muzaffarpur 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bihar Sharif has improved by 138 AQI points (54.5%) from 2021 to 2024; Muzaffarpur has improved by 62 AQI points (29.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bihar Sharif reached AQI 433 at D M Colony Bihar (BSPCB) on 2021-12-24; Muzaffarpur hit AQI 482 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Bihar Sharif spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 146, max 146); Muzaffarpur spans 3 stations with a 14-point spread (min 171, max 185).