Buxar vs Shillong
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Buxar and Shillong.
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 Shillong averaged 75 — a 66-point (88%) gap, with Buxar the more polluted and Shillong the cleaner of the two. On 110 days when both cities reported, Shillong was cleaner on 107 of them; the average daily gap was 84 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in February on average. Buxar logged 0% Severe days and 39% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Shillong was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Buxar 13 days, Shillong 113 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Buxar reached AQI 389 at Charitra Van (BSPCB) on 2024-02-11; Shillong hit AQI 212 at Lumpyngngad Shillong (PCB) on 2024-02-19.
Station-level disparity
Buxar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Shillong spans 2 stations with a 2-point spread (min 42, max 44).