Darbhanga vs Nārnaul
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Darbhanga and Nārnaul.
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 Nārnaul averaged 94 — a 271-point (288%) gap, with Darbhanga the more polluted and Nārnaul the cleaner of the two. On 386 days when both cities reported, Nārnaul was cleaner on 308 of them; the average daily gap was 94 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Darbhanga peaks in December, while Nārnaul peaks in November. Darbhanga logged 7.1% Severe days and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Nārnaul was 0.1% Severe and 40.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Darbhanga 20 days, Nārnaul 63 days.
Year-over-year progress
Darbhanga has worsened by 116 AQI points (46.6%) from 2021 to 2023; Nārnaul has improved by 37 AQI points (28.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Darbhanga reached AQI 473 at Town Hall Lal Bagh (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01; Nārnaul hit AQI 435 at Shastri Nagar (HSPCB) on 2023-11-16.
Station-level disparity
Darbhanga spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 208, max 208); Nārnaul spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 130, max 130).