Arrah vs Bhopal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Arrah and Bhopal.
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, Arrah averaged an AQI of 123 while Bhopal averaged 114 — a 9-point (8%) gap, with Arrah the more polluted and Bhopal the cleaner of the two. On 549 days when both cities reported, Bhopal was cleaner on 291 of them; the average daily gap was 67 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Arrah peaks in January, while Bhopal peaks in November. Arrah logged 0.2% Severe days and 32.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bhopal was 0% Severe and 38.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Arrah 11 days, Bhopal 47 days.
Year-over-year progress
Arrah has improved by 175 AQI points (58.7%) from 2021 to 2024; Bhopal has improved by 39 AQI points (25.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Arrah reached AQI 420 at New DM Office (BSPCB) on 2021-12-21; Bhopal hit AQI 392 at T T Nagar (MPPCB) on 2022-01-06.
Station-level disparity
Arrah spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Bhopal spans 3 stations with a 18-point spread (min 111, max 129).