Araria vs Bathinda
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Araria and Bathinda.
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 Bathinda averaged 102 — a 65-point (64%) gap, with Araria the more polluted and Bathinda the cleaner of the two. On 750 days when both cities reported, Bathinda was cleaner on 506 of them; the average daily gap was 88 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Araria peaks in January, while Bathinda peaks in November. Araria logged 0% Severe days and 28.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bathinda was 0.1% Severe and 53.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Araria 14 days, Bathinda 54 days.
Year-over-year progress
Araria has improved by 61 AQI points (26.8%) from 2021 to 2024; Bathinda has improved by 3 AQI points (2.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Araria reached AQI 399 at Kharahiya Basti (BSPCB) on 2024-01-31; Bathinda hit AQI 405 at Hardev Nagar (PPCB) on 2018-06-16.
Station-level disparity
Araria spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Bathinda spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 108, max 108).