Darbhanga vs Imphal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Darbhanga and Imphal.
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 Imphal averaged 110 — a 255-point (232%) gap, with Darbhanga the more polluted and Imphal the cleaner of the two. On 222 days when both cities reported, Imphal was cleaner on 152 of them; the average daily gap was 94 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Darbhanga peaks in December, while Imphal peaks in October. Darbhanga logged 7.1% Severe days and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Imphal was 1.1% Severe and 49.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Darbhanga 20 days, Imphal 103 days.
Year-over-year progress
Darbhanga has worsened by 116 AQI points (46.6%) from 2021 to 2023; Imphal has worsened by 23 AQI points (26.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Darbhanga reached AQI 473 at Town Hall Lal Bagh (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01; Imphal hit AQI 500 at University Imphal (PCB) on 2024-10-11.
Station-level disparity
Darbhanga spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 208, max 208); Imphal spans 2 stations with a 4-point spread (min 97, max 101).