Darbhanga vs Indore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Darbhanga and Indore.
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 Indore averaged 84 — a 281-point (335%) gap, with Darbhanga the more polluted and Indore the cleaner of the two. On 394 days when both cities reported, Indore was cleaner on 298 of them; the average daily gap was 102 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Darbhanga peaks in December, while Indore peaks in November. Darbhanga logged 7.1% Severe days and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Indore was 0% Severe and 45.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Darbhanga 20 days, Indore 65 days.
Year-over-year progress
Darbhanga has worsened by 116 AQI points (46.6%) from 2021 to 2023; Indore has improved by 47 AQI points (35.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Darbhanga reached AQI 473 at Town Hall Lal Bagh (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01; Indore hit AQI 359 at Maguda Nagar (IMC) on 2024-09-18.
Station-level disparity
Darbhanga spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 208, max 208); Indore spans 6 stations with a 69-point spread (min 52, max 121).