Araria vs Bhopal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Araria and Bhopal.
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 Bhopal averaged 114 — a 53-point (46%) gap, with Araria the more polluted and Bhopal the cleaner of the two. On 531 days when both cities reported, Bhopal was cleaner on 326 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Araria peaks in January, while Bhopal peaks in November. Araria logged 0% Severe days and 28.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bhopal was 0% Severe and 38.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Araria 14 days, Bhopal 47 days.
Year-over-year progress
Araria has improved by 61 AQI points (26.8%) from 2021 to 2024; Bhopal has improved by 39 AQI points (25.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Araria reached AQI 399 at Kharahiya Basti (BSPCB) on 2024-01-31; Bhopal hit AQI 392 at T T Nagar (MPPCB) on 2022-01-06.
Station-level disparity
Araria spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Bhopal spans 3 stations with a 18-point spread (min 111, max 129).