Araria vs Siliguri
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Araria and Siliguri.
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 Siliguri averaged 81 — a 86-point (106%) gap, with Araria the more polluted and Siliguri the cleaner of the two. On 486 days when both cities reported, Siliguri was cleaner on 440 of them; the average daily gap was 77 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Araria peaks in January, while Siliguri peaks in February. Araria logged 0% Severe days and 28.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Siliguri was 0.1% Severe and 61.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Araria 14 days, Siliguri 180 days.
Year-over-year progress
Araria has improved by 61 AQI points (26.8%) from 2021 to 2024; Siliguri has improved by 39 AQI points (32.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Araria reached AQI 399 at Kharahiya Basti (BSPCB) on 2024-01-31; Siliguri hit AQI 415 at Ward-32 Bapupara (WBPCB) on 2018-02-08.
Station-level disparity
Araria spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Siliguri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 107, max 107).