Araria vs Prayagraj
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Araria and Prayagraj.
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 Prayagraj averaged 80 — a 87-point (109%) gap, with Araria the more polluted and Prayagraj the cleaner of the two. On 533 days when both cities reported, Prayagraj was cleaner on 378 of them; the average daily gap was 73 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Araria peaks in January, while Prayagraj peaks in November. Araria logged 0% Severe days and 28.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Prayagraj was 0.2% Severe and 48% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Araria 14 days, Prayagraj 69 days.
Year-over-year progress
Araria has improved by 61 AQI points (26.8%) from 2021 to 2024; Prayagraj has improved by 42 AQI points (34.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Araria reached AQI 399 at Kharahiya Basti (BSPCB) on 2024-01-31; Prayagraj hit AQI 416 at Nagar Nigam (UPPCB) on 2021-11-08.
Station-level disparity
Araria spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Prayagraj spans 3 stations with a 9-point spread (min 96, max 105).