Araria vs Kalaburagi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Araria and Kalaburagi.
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 Kalaburagi averaged 49 — a 118-point (241%) gap, with Araria the more polluted and Kalaburagi the cleaner of the two. On 451 days when both cities reported, Kalaburagi was cleaner on 417 of them; the average daily gap was 102 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Araria peaks in January, while Kalaburagi peaks in December. Araria logged 0% Severe days and 28.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kalaburagi was 0.6% Severe and 69.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Araria 14 days, Kalaburagi 120 days.
Year-over-year progress
Araria has improved by 61 AQI points (26.8%) from 2021 to 2024; Kalaburagi has improved by 56 AQI points (53.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Araria reached AQI 399 at Kharahiya Basti (BSPCB) on 2024-01-31; Kalaburagi hit AQI 500 at Lal Bahadur Shastri Nagar (KSPCB) on 2020-10-26.
Station-level disparity
Araria spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Kalaburagi spans 2 stations with a 40-point spread (min 43, max 83).