Araria vs Pithampur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Araria and Pithampur.
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 Pithampur averaged 117 — a 50-point (43%) gap, with Araria the more polluted and Pithampur the cleaner of the two. On 821 days when both cities reported, Pithampur was cleaner on 569 of them; the average daily gap was 77 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Araria peaks in January, while Pithampur peaks in December. Araria logged 0% Severe days and 28.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pithampur was 0% Severe and 41% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Araria 14 days, Pithampur 101 days.
Year-over-year progress
Araria has improved by 61 AQI points (26.8%) from 2021 to 2024; Pithampur has improved by 57 AQI points (32.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Araria reached AQI 399 at Kharahiya Basti (BSPCB) on 2024-01-31; Pithampur hit AQI 310 at Sector-2 Industrial Area (MPPCB) on 2017-12-08.
Station-level disparity
Araria spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Pithampur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 114, max 114).