Araria vs Ghaziabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Araria and Ghaziabad.
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 Ghaziabad averaged 177 — a 10-point (6%) gap, with Ghaziabad the more polluted and Araria the cleaner of the two. On 535 days when both cities reported, Araria was cleaner on 399 of them; the average daily gap was 102 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Araria peaks in January, while Ghaziabad peaks in November. Araria logged 0% Severe days and 28.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ghaziabad was 12.2% Severe and 13.700000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Araria 14 days, Ghaziabad 19 days.
Year-over-year progress
Araria has improved by 61 AQI points (26.8%) from 2021 to 2024; Ghaziabad has improved by 115 AQI points (39.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Araria reached AQI 399 at Kharahiya Basti (BSPCB) on 2024-01-31; Ghaziabad hit AQI 500 at Vasundhara (UPPCB) on 2017-12-21.
Station-level disparity
Araria spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Ghaziabad spans 4 stations with a 30-point spread (min 198, max 228).