Araria vs Gorakhpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Araria and Gorakhpur.
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 Gorakhpur averaged 109 — a 58-point (53%) gap, with Araria the more polluted and Gorakhpur the cleaner of the two. On 798 days when both cities reported, Gorakhpur was cleaner on 629 of them; the average daily gap was 83 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Araria peaks in January, while Gorakhpur peaks in November. Araria logged 0% Severe days and 28.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gorakhpur was 0% Severe and 57.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Araria 14 days, Gorakhpur 62 days.
Year-over-year progress
Araria has improved by 61 AQI points (26.8%) from 2021 to 2024; Gorakhpur has worsened by 7 AQI points (6.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Araria reached AQI 399 at Kharahiya Basti (BSPCB) on 2024-01-31; Gorakhpur hit AQI 393 at Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology (UPPCB) on 2021-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Araria spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Gorakhpur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 99, max 99).