Araria vs Malegaon
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Araria and Malegaon.
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 Malegaon averaged 114 — a 53-point (46%) gap, with Araria the more polluted and Malegaon the cleaner of the two. On 364 days when both cities reported, Malegaon was cleaner on 237 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Araria peaks in January, while Malegaon peaks in November. Araria logged 0% Severe days and 28.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Malegaon was 0% Severe and 48% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Araria 14 days, Malegaon 51 days.
Year-over-year progress
Araria has improved by 61 AQI points (26.8%) from 2021 to 2024; Malegaon has worsened by 16 AQI points (16.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Araria reached AQI 399 at Kharahiya Basti (BSPCB) on 2024-01-31; Malegaon hit AQI 298 at Mahesh Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-07-07.
Station-level disparity
Araria spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Malegaon spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 109, max 109).