Sasaram vs Surat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Sasaram and Surat.
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, Sasaram averaged an AQI of 109 while Surat averaged 83 — a 26-point (31%) gap, with Sasaram the more polluted and Surat the cleaner of the two. On 505 days when both cities reported, Sasaram was cleaner on 254 of them; the average daily gap was 77 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Sasaram peaks in January, while Surat peaks in November. Sasaram logged 0.1% Severe days and 37% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Surat was 0% Severe and 55.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Sasaram 27 days, Surat 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Sasaram has improved by 166 AQI points (60.4%) from 2021 to 2024; Surat has improved by 139 AQI points (62.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Sasaram reached AQI 401 at Dada Peer (BSPCB) on 2021-11-28; Surat hit AQI 384 at Science Center (SMC) on 2023-08-19.
Station-level disparity
Sasaram spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 148, max 148); Surat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 123, max 123).