Bikaner vs Salem
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bikaner and Salem.
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 Salem averaged 68 — a 86-point (126%) gap, with Bikaner the more polluted and Salem the cleaner of the two. On 309 days when both cities reported, Salem was cleaner on 299 of them; the average daily gap was 99 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bikaner peaks in January, while Salem peaks in April. Bikaner logged 0.1% Severe days and 21.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Salem was 0% Severe and 87.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bikaner 15 days, Salem 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bikaner has improved by 16 AQI points (9.4%) from 2023 to 2024; Salem has improved by 5 AQI points (6.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bikaner reached AQI 403 at MM Ground (RSPCB) on 2024-11-17; Salem hit AQI 214 at Sona College of Technology (TNPCB) on 2024-01-15.
Station-level disparity
Bikaner spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Salem spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 73, max 73).