Darbhanga vs Gwalior
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Darbhanga and Gwalior.
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 Gwalior averaged 136 — a 229-point (168%) gap, with Darbhanga the more polluted and Gwalior the cleaner of the two. On 366 days when both cities reported, Gwalior was cleaner on 251 of them; the average daily gap was 71 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Darbhanga peaks in December, while Gwalior peaks in November. Darbhanga logged 7.1% Severe days and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gwalior was 0.4% Severe and 31.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Darbhanga 20 days, Gwalior 47 days.
Year-over-year progress
Darbhanga has worsened by 116 AQI points (46.6%) from 2021 to 2023; Gwalior has improved by 12 AQI points (8.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Darbhanga reached AQI 473 at Town Hall Lal Bagh (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01; Gwalior hit AQI 450 at City Center (MPPCB) on 2021-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Darbhanga spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 208, max 208); Gwalior spans 4 stations with a 53-point spread (min 112, max 165).