Buxar vs Chennai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Buxar and Chennai.
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, Buxar averaged an AQI of 141 while Chennai averaged 68 — a 73-point (107%) gap, with Buxar the more polluted and Chennai the cleaner of the two. On 223 days when both cities reported, Chennai was cleaner on 145 of them; the average daily gap was 69 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Buxar peaks in February, while Chennai peaks in December. Buxar logged 0% Severe days and 39% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Chennai was 0% Severe and 57.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Buxar 13 days, Chennai 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Buxar reached AQI 389 at Charitra Van (BSPCB) on 2024-02-11; Chennai hit AQI 391 at Kodungaiyur (TNPCB) on 2021-05-14.
Station-level disparity
Buxar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Chennai spans 9 stations with a 27-point spread (min 63, max 90).