Darbhanga vs Fatehābād
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Darbhanga and Fatehābād.
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 2023, Darbhanga averaged an AQI of 365 while Fatehābād averaged 116 — a 249-point (215%) gap, with Darbhanga the more polluted and Fatehābād the cleaner of the two. On 330 days when both cities reported, Fatehābād was cleaner on 231 of them; the average daily gap was 97 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Darbhanga peaks in December, while Fatehābād peaks in November. Darbhanga logged 7.1% Severe days and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Fatehābād was 1.5% Severe and 31.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Darbhanga 20 days, Fatehābād 38 days.
Year-over-year progress
Darbhanga has worsened by 116 AQI points (46.6%) from 2021 to 2023; Fatehābād has improved by 43 AQI points (27%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Darbhanga reached AQI 473 at Town Hall Lal Bagh (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01; Fatehābād hit AQI 493 at Huda Sector (HSPCB) on 2019-11-02.
Station-level disparity
Darbhanga spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 208, max 208); Fatehābād spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 151, max 151).