Araria vs Baripāda
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Araria and Baripāda.
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 Baripāda averaged 121 — a 46-point (38%) gap, with Araria the more polluted and Baripāda the cleaner of the two. On 521 days when both cities reported, Baripāda was cleaner on 356 of them; the average daily gap was 67 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Araria logged 0% Severe days and 28.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Baripāda was 0% Severe and 45.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Araria 14 days, Baripāda 45 days.
Year-over-year progress
Araria has improved by 61 AQI points (26.8%) from 2021 to 2024; Baripāda has improved by 87 AQI points (41.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Araria reached AQI 399 at Kharahiya Basti (BSPCB) on 2024-01-31; Baripāda hit AQI 370 at Meher Colony (OSPCB) on 2024-01-15.
Station-level disparity
Araria spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Baripāda spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 127, max 127).