Araria vs Bhiwandi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Araria and Bhiwandi.
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 Bhiwandi averaged 108 — a 59-point (55%) gap, with Araria the more polluted and Bhiwandi the cleaner of the two. On 332 days when both cities reported, Bhiwandi was cleaner on 230 of them; the average daily gap was 58 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Araria peaks in January, while Bhiwandi peaks in November. Araria logged 0% Severe days and 28.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bhiwandi was 0% Severe and 52.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Araria 14 days, Bhiwandi 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Araria has improved by 61 AQI points (26.8%) from 2021 to 2024; Bhiwandi has worsened by 6 AQI points (5.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Araria reached AQI 399 at Kharahiya Basti (BSPCB) on 2024-01-31; Bhiwandi hit AQI 270 at Gokul Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-05-14.
Station-level disparity
Araria spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Bhiwandi spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 106, max 106).