Buxar vs Kalyān
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Buxar 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, Buxar averaged an AQI of 141 while Kalyān averaged 95 — a 46-point (48%) gap, with Buxar the more polluted and Kalyān the cleaner of the two. On 223 days when both cities reported, Kalyān was cleaner on 156 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Buxar peaks in February, while Kalyān peaks in January. Buxar logged 0% Severe days and 39% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kalyān was 0.1% Severe and 46.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Buxar 13 days, Kalyān 78 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Buxar reached AQI 389 at Charitra Van (BSPCB) on 2024-02-11; Kalyān hit AQI 414 at Khadakpada (MPCB) on 2022-01-24.
Station-level disparity
Buxar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Kalyān spans 2 stations with a 18-point spread (min 98, max 116).