Araria vs Guwahati
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Araria and Guwahati.
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 Guwahati averaged 123 — a 44-point (36%) gap, with Araria the more polluted and Guwahati the cleaner of the two. On 833 days when both cities reported, Guwahati was cleaner on 487 of them; the average daily gap was 61 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Araria logged 0% Severe days and 28.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Guwahati was 0.1% Severe and 44.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Araria 14 days, Guwahati 105 days.
Year-over-year progress
Araria has improved by 61 AQI points (26.8%) from 2021 to 2024; Guwahati has worsened by 14 AQI points (12.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Araria reached AQI 399 at Kharahiya Basti (BSPCB) on 2024-01-31; Guwahati hit AQI 420 at Railway Colony (PCBA) on 2023-01-15.
Station-level disparity
Araria spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Guwahati spans 4 stations with a 26-point spread (min 118, max 144).