Darbhanga vs Shivamogga
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Darbhanga and Shivamogga.
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 Shivamogga averaged 55 — a 310-point (564%) gap, with Darbhanga the more polluted and Shivamogga the cleaner of the two. On 396 days when both cities reported, Shivamogga was cleaner on 373 of them; the average daily gap was 154 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Darbhanga peaks in December, while Shivamogga peaks in February. Darbhanga logged 7.1% Severe days and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Shivamogga was 0% Severe and 97.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Darbhanga 20 days, Shivamogga 233 days.
Year-over-year progress
Darbhanga has worsened by 116 AQI points (46.6%) from 2021 to 2023; Shivamogga has improved by 16 AQI points (22.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Darbhanga reached AQI 473 at Town Hall Lal Bagh (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01; Shivamogga hit AQI 202 at Vinoba Nagara (KSPCB) on 2021-08-04.
Station-level disparity
Darbhanga spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 208, max 208); Shivamogga spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56).