Purnia vs Sawāi Mādhopur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Purnia and Sawāi Mādhopur.
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, Purnia averaged an AQI of 133 while Sawāi Mādhopur averaged 119 — a 14-point (12%) gap, with Purnia the more polluted and Sawāi Mādhopur the cleaner of the two. On 455 days when both cities reported, Sawāi Mādhopur was cleaner on 279 of them; the average daily gap was 60 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Purnia peaks in January, while Sawāi Mādhopur peaks in November. Purnia logged 3.7% Severe days and 33.699999999999996% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sawāi Mādhopur was 0% Severe and 44.900000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Purnia 14 days, Sawāi Mādhopur 21 days.
Year-over-year progress
Purnia has improved by 163 AQI points (55.1%) from 2021 to 2024; Sawāi Mādhopur has worsened by 7 AQI points (6.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Purnia reached AQI 460 at Mariam Nagar (BSPCB) on 2022-12-15; Sawāi Mādhopur hit AQI 328 at Sahu Nagar Sawai (RSPCB) on 2024-06-07.
Station-level disparity
Purnia spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 176, max 176); Sawāi Mādhopur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 116, max 116).