Araria vs Meerut
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Araria and Meerut.
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 Meerut averaged 144 — a 23-point (16%) gap, with Araria the more polluted and Meerut the cleaner of the two. On 534 days when both cities reported, Araria was cleaner on 324 of them; the average daily gap was 80 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Araria peaks in January, while Meerut peaks in November. Araria logged 0% Severe days and 28.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Meerut was 2% Severe and 22.299999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Araria 14 days, Meerut 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Araria has improved by 61 AQI points (26.8%) from 2021 to 2024; Meerut has improved by 116 AQI points (44.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Araria reached AQI 399 at Kharahiya Basti (BSPCB) on 2024-01-31; Meerut hit AQI 490 at Pallavpuram Phase 2 (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05.
Station-level disparity
Araria spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Meerut spans 3 stations with a 13-point spread (min 172, max 185).