Araria vs Muzaffarpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Araria and Muzaffarpur.
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 Muzaffarpur averaged 151 — a 16-point (11%) gap, with Araria the more polluted and Muzaffarpur the cleaner of the two. On 830 days when both cities reported, Araria was cleaner on 631 of them; the average daily gap was 65 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Araria logged 0% Severe days and 28.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarpur was 4.5% Severe and 30.900000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Araria 14 days, Muzaffarpur 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Araria has improved by 61 AQI points (26.8%) from 2021 to 2024; Muzaffarpur has improved by 62 AQI points (29.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Araria reached AQI 399 at Kharahiya Basti (BSPCB) on 2024-01-31; Muzaffarpur hit AQI 482 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Araria spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Muzaffarpur spans 3 stations with a 14-point spread (min 171, max 185).