Araria vs Kollam
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Araria and Kollam.
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 Kollam averaged 84 — a 83-point (99%) gap, with Araria the more polluted and Kollam the cleaner of the two. On 707 days when both cities reported, Kollam was cleaner on 583 of them; the average daily gap was 100 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; Kollam was 0% Severe and 81% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Araria 14 days, Kollam 65 days.
Year-over-year progress
Araria has improved by 61 AQI points (26.8%) from 2021 to 2024; Kollam has improved by 2 AQI points (2.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Araria reached AQI 399 at Kharahiya Basti (BSPCB) on 2024-01-31; Kollam hit AQI 272 at Polayathode Kollam (PCB) on 2024-04-06.
Station-level disparity
Araria spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Kollam spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 84, max 84).