Araria vs Kota
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Araria and Kota.
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 Kota averaged 131 — a 36-point (27%) gap, with Araria the more polluted and Kota the cleaner of the two. On 530 days when both cities reported, Kota was cleaner on 305 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Araria peaks in January, while Kota peaks in November. Araria logged 0% Severe days and 28.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kota was 0% Severe and 40.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Araria 14 days, Kota 89 days.
Year-over-year progress
Araria has improved by 61 AQI points (26.8%) from 2021 to 2024; Kota has improved by 45 AQI points (25.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Araria reached AQI 399 at Kharahiya Basti (BSPCB) on 2024-01-31; Kota hit AQI 375 at Shrinath Puram (RSPCB) on 2021-11-14.
Station-level disparity
Araria spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Kota spans 3 stations with a 9-point spread (min 121, max 130).