Bikaner vs Kalyān
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bikaner and Kalyān.
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, Bikaner averaged an AQI of 154 while Kalyān averaged 95 — a 59-point (62%) gap, with Bikaner the more polluted and Kalyān the cleaner of the two. On 356 days when both cities reported, Kalyān was cleaner on 288 of them; the average daily gap was 62 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Bikaner logged 0.1% Severe days and 21.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kalyān was 0.1% Severe and 46.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bikaner 15 days, Kalyān 78 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bikaner has improved by 16 AQI points (9.4%) from 2023 to 2024; Kalyān has improved by 4 AQI points (4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bikaner reached AQI 403 at MM Ground (RSPCB) on 2024-11-17; Kalyān hit AQI 414 at Khadakpada (MPCB) on 2022-01-24.
Station-level disparity
Bikaner spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Kalyān spans 2 stations with a 18-point spread (min 98, max 116).