Araria vs Bangalore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Araria and Bangalore.
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, Araria averaged an AQI of 167 while Bangalore averaged 74 — a 93-point (126%) gap, with Araria the more polluted and Bangalore the cleaner of the two. On 836 days when both cities reported, Bangalore was cleaner on 534 of them; the average daily gap was 83 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Araria peaks in January, while Bangalore peaks in March. Araria logged 0% Severe days and 28.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bangalore was 0.5% Severe and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Araria 14 days, Bangalore 31 days.
Year-over-year progress
Araria has improved by 61 AQI points (26.8%) from 2021 to 2024; Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Araria reached AQI 399 at Kharahiya Basti (BSPCB) on 2024-01-31; Bangalore hit AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10.
Station-level disparity
Araria spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Bangalore spans 14 stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99).