Patna vs Sasaram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Patna and Sasaram.
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, Patna averaged an AQI of 172 while Sasaram averaged 109 — a 63-point (58%) gap, with Patna the more polluted and Sasaram the cleaner of the two. On 933 days when both cities reported, Sasaram was cleaner on 858 of them; the average daily gap was 116 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Patna peaks in December, while Sasaram peaks in January. Patna logged 7.5% Severe days and 19.400000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sasaram was 0.1% Severe and 37% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Patna 30 days, Sasaram 27 days.
Year-over-year progress
Patna has improved by 40 AQI points (18.9%) from 2016 to 2024; Sasaram has improved by 166 AQI points (60.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Patna reached AQI 491 at IGSC Planetarium Complex (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01; Sasaram hit AQI 401 at Dada Peer (BSPCB) on 2021-11-28.
Station-level disparity
Patna spans 6 CPCB stations with a 39-point spread (min 154, max 193); Sasaram spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 148, max 148).