Araria vs Jalandhar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Araria and Jalandhar.
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 Jalandhar averaged 106 — a 61-point (58%) gap, with Araria the more polluted and Jalandhar the cleaner of the two. On 825 days when both cities reported, Jalandhar was cleaner on 587 of them; the average daily gap was 79 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Araria peaks in January, while Jalandhar peaks in November. Araria logged 0% Severe days and 28.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Jalandhar was 0% Severe and 49.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Araria 14 days, Jalandhar 73 days.
Year-over-year progress
Araria has improved by 61 AQI points (26.8%) from 2021 to 2024; Jalandhar has worsened by 5 AQI points (5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Araria reached AQI 399 at Kharahiya Basti (BSPCB) on 2024-01-31; Jalandhar hit AQI 377 at Civil Line (PPCB) on 2019-10-28.
Station-level disparity
Araria spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Jalandhar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111).