Bikaner vs Prayagraj
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bikaner 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, Bikaner averaged an AQI of 154 while Prayagraj averaged 80 — a 74-point (93%) gap, with Bikaner the more polluted and Prayagraj the cleaner of the two. On 357 days when both cities reported, Prayagraj was cleaner on 319 of them; the average daily gap was 65 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bikaner peaks in January, while Prayagraj peaks in November. Bikaner logged 0.1% Severe days and 21.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Prayagraj was 0.2% Severe and 48% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bikaner 15 days, Prayagraj 69 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bikaner has improved by 16 AQI points (9.4%) from 2023 to 2024; Prayagraj has improved by 42 AQI points (34.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bikaner reached AQI 403 at MM Ground (RSPCB) on 2024-11-17; Prayagraj hit AQI 416 at Nagar Nigam (UPPCB) on 2021-11-08.
Station-level disparity
Bikaner spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Prayagraj spans 3 stations with a 9-point spread (min 96, max 105).