Saharsa vs Siliguri
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Saharsa and Siliguri.
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, Saharsa averaged an AQI of 139 while Siliguri averaged 81 — a 58-point (72%) gap, with Saharsa the more polluted and Siliguri the cleaner of the two. On 553 days when both cities reported, Siliguri was cleaner on 485 of them; the average daily gap was 96 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Saharsa peaks in January, while Siliguri peaks in February. Saharsa logged 1.4% Severe days and 28.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Siliguri was 0.1% Severe and 61.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Saharsa 20 days, Siliguri 180 days.
Year-over-year progress
Saharsa has improved by 139 AQI points (50%) from 2021 to 2024; Siliguri has improved by 39 AQI points (32.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Saharsa reached AQI 454 at Police Line (BSPCB) on 2022-12-13; Siliguri hit AQI 415 at Ward-32 Bapupara (WBPCB) on 2018-02-08.
Station-level disparity
Saharsa spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 188, max 188); Siliguri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 107, max 107).