Alwar vs Araria
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Alwar and Araria.
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, Alwar averaged an AQI of 88 while Araria averaged 167 — a 79-point (90%) gap, with Araria the more polluted and Alwar the cleaner of the two. On 827 days when both cities reported, Alwar was cleaner on 648 of them; the average daily gap was 90 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Alwar peaks in November, while Araria peaks in January. Alwar logged 0% Severe days and 70.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Araria was 0% Severe and 28.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Alwar 97 days, Araria 14 days.
Year-over-year progress
Alwar has improved by 125 AQI points (58.7%) from 2017 to 2024; Araria has improved by 61 AQI points (26.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Alwar reached AQI 356 at Moti Doongri (RSPCB) on 2017-11-11; Araria hit AQI 399 at Kharahiya Basti (BSPCB) on 2024-01-31.
Station-level disparity
Alwar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 95, max 95); Araria spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173).