Araria vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Araria and Rourkela.
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 Rourkela averaged 115 — a 52-point (45%) gap, with Araria the more polluted and Rourkela the cleaner of the two. On 260 days when both cities reported, Rourkela was cleaner on 156 of them; the average daily gap was 71 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Araria peaks in January, while Rourkela peaks in November. Araria logged 0% Severe days and 28.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Araria 14 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Araria has improved by 61 AQI points (26.8%) from 2021 to 2024; Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Araria reached AQI 399 at Kharahiya Basti (BSPCB) on 2024-01-31; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Araria spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).