Araria vs Palwal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Araria and Palwal.
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 Palwal averaged 95 — a 72-point (76%) gap, with Araria the more polluted and Palwal the cleaner of the two. On 764 days when both cities reported, Palwal was cleaner on 589 of them; the average daily gap was 94 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Araria peaks in January, while Palwal peaks in November. Araria logged 0% Severe days and 28.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Palwal was 0.2% Severe and 47.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Araria 14 days, Palwal 37 days.
Year-over-year progress
Araria has improved by 61 AQI points (26.8%) from 2021 to 2024; Palwal has improved by 91 AQI points (48.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Araria reached AQI 399 at Kharahiya Basti (BSPCB) on 2024-01-31; Palwal hit AQI 465 at Shyam Nagar (HSPCB) on 2019-11-14.
Station-level disparity
Araria spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Palwal spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 120, max 120).