Araria vs Moradabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Araria and Moradabad.
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 Moradabad averaged 99 — a 68-point (69%) gap, with Araria the more polluted and Moradabad the cleaner of the two. On 535 days when both cities reported, Moradabad was cleaner on 301 of them; the average daily gap was 75 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Araria peaks in January, while Moradabad peaks in November. Araria logged 0% Severe days and 28.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Moradabad was 2.8% Severe and 25% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Araria 14 days, Moradabad 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Araria has improved by 61 AQI points (26.8%) from 2021 to 2024; Moradabad has improved by 223 AQI points (69.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Araria reached AQI 399 at Kharahiya Basti (BSPCB) on 2024-01-31; Moradabad hit AQI 489 at Lajpat Nagar (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05.
Station-level disparity
Araria spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Moradabad spans 7 stations with a 114-point spread (min 96, max 210).