Araria vs Pratapgarh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Araria and Pratapgarh.
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 Pratapgarh averaged 93 — a 74-point (80%) gap, with Araria the more polluted and Pratapgarh the cleaner of the two. On 449 days when both cities reported, Pratapgarh was cleaner on 316 of them; the average daily gap was 77 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Araria peaks in January, while Pratapgarh peaks in November. Araria logged 0% Severe days and 28.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pratapgarh was 0% Severe and 59.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Araria 14 days, Pratapgarh 49 days.
Year-over-year progress
Araria has improved by 61 AQI points (26.8%) from 2021 to 2024; Pratapgarh has improved by 10 AQI points (9.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Araria reached AQI 399 at Kharahiya Basti (BSPCB) on 2024-01-31; Pratapgarh hit AQI 314 at Pragati Nagar (RSPCB) on 2023-12-25.
Station-level disparity
Araria spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Pratapgarh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 97, max 97).