Araria vs Patna
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Araria and Patna.
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 Patna averaged 172 — a 5-point (3%) gap, with Patna the more polluted and Araria the cleaner of the two. On 836 days when both cities reported, Araria was cleaner on 761 of them; the average daily gap was 100 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Araria peaks in January, while Patna peaks in December. Araria logged 0% Severe days and 28.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patna was 7.5% Severe and 19.400000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Araria 14 days, Patna 30 days.
Year-over-year progress
Araria has improved by 61 AQI points (26.8%) from 2021 to 2024; Patna has improved by 40 AQI points (18.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Araria reached AQI 399 at Kharahiya Basti (BSPCB) on 2024-01-31; Patna hit AQI 491 at IGSC Planetarium Complex (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Araria spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Patna spans 6 stations with a 39-point spread (min 154, max 193).