Bikaner vs Surat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bikaner and Surat.
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 Surat averaged 83 — a 71-point (86%) gap, with Bikaner the more polluted and Surat the cleaner of the two. On 515 days when both cities reported, Surat was cleaner on 412 of them; the average daily gap was 84 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bikaner peaks in January, while Surat peaks in November. Bikaner logged 0.1% Severe days and 21.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Surat was 0% Severe and 55.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bikaner 15 days, Surat 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bikaner has improved by 16 AQI points (9.4%) from 2023 to 2024; Surat has improved by 139 AQI points (62.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bikaner reached AQI 403 at MM Ground (RSPCB) on 2024-11-17; Surat hit AQI 384 at Science Center (SMC) on 2023-08-19.
Station-level disparity
Bikaner spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Surat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 123, max 123).