Araria vs Pāli
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Araria and Pāli.
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 Pāli averaged 134 — a 33-point (25%) gap, with Araria the more polluted and Pāli the cleaner of the two. On 785 days when both cities reported, Pāli was cleaner on 523 of them; the average daily gap was 87 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Araria peaks in January, while Pāli peaks in May. Araria logged 0% Severe days and 28.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pāli was 0% Severe and 40.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Araria 14 days, Pāli 38 days.
Year-over-year progress
Araria has improved by 61 AQI points (26.8%) from 2021 to 2024; Pāli has improved by 47 AQI points (26%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Araria reached AQI 399 at Kharahiya Basti (BSPCB) on 2024-01-31; Pāli hit AQI 453 at Indira Colony Vistar (RSPCB) on 2019-04-16.
Station-level disparity
Araria spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Pāli spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 123, max 123).