Araria vs Noida
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Araria and Noida.
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 Noida averaged 182 — a 15-point (9%) gap, with Noida the more polluted and Araria the cleaner of the two. On 535 days when both cities reported, Araria was cleaner on 412 of them; the average daily gap was 90 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Araria peaks in January, while Noida peaks in November. Araria logged 0% Severe days and 28.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Noida was 8.9% Severe and 16.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Araria 14 days, Noida 14 days.
Year-over-year progress
Araria has improved by 61 AQI points (26.8%) from 2021 to 2024; Noida has improved by 79 AQI points (30.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Araria reached AQI 399 at Kharahiya Basti (BSPCB) on 2024-01-31; Noida hit AQI 500 at Sector-1 (UPPCB) on 2019-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Araria spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Noida spans 4 stations with a 15-point spread (min 195, max 210).