Darbhanga vs Noida
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Darbhanga and Noida.
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 Noida averaged 182 — a 183-point (101%) gap, with Darbhanga the more polluted and Noida the cleaner of the two. On 396 days when both cities reported, Darbhanga was cleaner on 260 of them; the average daily gap was 77 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Darbhanga peaks in December, while Noida peaks in November. Darbhanga logged 7.1% Severe days and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Noida was 8.9% Severe and 16.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Darbhanga 20 days, Noida 14 days.
Year-over-year progress
Darbhanga has worsened by 116 AQI points (46.6%) from 2021 to 2023; Noida has improved by 79 AQI points (30.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Darbhanga reached AQI 473 at Town Hall Lal Bagh (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01; Noida hit AQI 500 at Sector-1 (UPPCB) on 2019-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Darbhanga spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 208, max 208); Noida spans 4 stations with a 15-point spread (min 195, max 210).