Darbhanga vs Gangtok
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Darbhanga and Gangtok.
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 Gangtok averaged 48 — a 317-point (660%) gap, with Darbhanga the more polluted and Gangtok the cleaner of the two. On 177 days when both cities reported, Gangtok was cleaner on 177 of them; the average daily gap was 189 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Darbhanga peaks in December, while Gangtok peaks in March. Darbhanga logged 7.1% Severe days and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gangtok was 0% Severe and 96.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Darbhanga 20 days, Gangtok 94 days.
Year-over-year progress
Darbhanga has worsened by 116 AQI points (46.6%) from 2021 to 2023; Gangtok has worsened by 14 AQI points (41.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Darbhanga reached AQI 473 at Town Hall Lal Bagh (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01; Gangtok hit AQI 264 at Zero Point GICI (SSPCB) on 2023-01-16.
Station-level disparity
Darbhanga spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 208, max 208); Gangtok spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 50, max 50).