Mumbai vs Saharsa
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Mumbai and Saharsa.
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 2024, Mumbai averaged an AQI of 93 while Saharsa averaged 139 — a 46-point (49%) gap, with Saharsa the more polluted and Mumbai the cleaner of the two. On 603 days when both cities reported, Saharsa was cleaner on 387 of them; the average daily gap was 76 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Mumbai peaks in December, while Saharsa peaks in January. Mumbai logged 0.5% Severe days and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Saharsa was 1.4% Severe and 28.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Mumbai 58 days, Saharsa 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Mumbai has improved by 4 AQI points (4.1%) from 2016 to 2024; Saharsa has improved by 139 AQI points (50%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Mumbai reached AQI 500 at Vile Parle West (MPCB) on 2022-08-15; Saharsa hit AQI 454 at Police Line (BSPCB) on 2022-12-13.
Station-level disparity
Mumbai spans 29 CPCB stations with a 74-point spread (min 77, max 151); Saharsa spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 188, max 188).