Araria vs Bilaspur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Araria and Bilaspur.
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 Bilaspur averaged 61 — a 106-point (174%) gap, with Araria the more polluted and Bilaspur the cleaner of the two. On 690 days when both cities reported, Bilaspur was cleaner on 609 of them; the average daily gap was 104 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Araria peaks in January, while Bilaspur peaks in December. Araria logged 0% Severe days and 28.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bilaspur was 0% Severe and 88% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Araria 14 days, Bilaspur 66 days.
Year-over-year progress
Araria has improved by 61 AQI points (26.8%) from 2021 to 2024; Bilaspur has improved by 22 AQI points (26.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Araria reached AQI 399 at Kharahiya Basti (BSPCB) on 2024-01-31; Bilaspur hit AQI 259 at Mangala (NTPC) on 2023-03-09.
Station-level disparity
Araria spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Bilaspur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 69, max 69).