Darbhanga vs Malegaon
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Darbhanga and Malegaon.
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 Malegaon averaged 114 — a 251-point (220%) gap, with Darbhanga the more polluted and Malegaon the cleaner of the two.
Seasonality & days
Darbhanga peaks in December, while Malegaon peaks in November. Darbhanga logged 7.1% Severe days and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Malegaon was 0% Severe and 48% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Darbhanga 20 days, Malegaon 51 days.
Year-over-year progress
Darbhanga has worsened by 116 AQI points (46.6%) from 2021 to 2023; Malegaon has worsened by 16 AQI points (16.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Darbhanga reached AQI 473 at Town Hall Lal Bagh (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01; Malegaon hit AQI 298 at Mahesh Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-07-07.
Station-level disparity
Darbhanga spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 208, max 208); Malegaon spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 109, max 109).