Araria vs Durgapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Araria and Durgapur.
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 Durgapur averaged 174 — a 7-point (4%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Araria the cleaner of the two. On 131 days when both cities reported, Araria was cleaner on 103 of them; the average daily gap was 82 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Araria peaks in January, while Durgapur peaks in December. Araria logged 0% Severe days and 28.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Durgapur was 1.3% Severe and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Araria 14 days, Durgapur 6 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Araria reached AQI 399 at Kharahiya Basti (BSPCB) on 2024-01-31; Durgapur hit AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10.
Station-level disparity
Araria spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Durgapur spans 2 stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195).