Araria vs Ludhiana
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Araria and Ludhiana.
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 Ludhiana averaged 117 — a 50-point (43%) gap, with Araria the more polluted and Ludhiana the cleaner of the two. On 14 days when both cities reported, Ludhiana was cleaner on 9 of them; the average daily gap was 65 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Araria peaks in January, while Ludhiana peaks in November. Araria logged 0% Severe days and 28.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ludhiana was 0.3% Severe and 53.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Araria 14 days, Ludhiana 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Araria has improved by 61 AQI points (26.8%) from 2021 to 2024; Ludhiana has improved by 79 AQI points (40.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Araria reached AQI 399 at Kharahiya Basti (BSPCB) on 2024-01-31; Ludhiana hit AQI 488 at Punjab Agricultural University (PPCB) on 2018-06-14.
Station-level disparity
Araria spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Ludhiana spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 118, max 118).