Arrah vs Bihar Sharif
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Arrah and Bihar Sharif.
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 Bihar Sharif averaged 115 — a 8-point (7%) gap, with Arrah the more polluted and Bihar Sharif the cleaner of the two. On 694 days when both cities reported, Bihar Sharif was cleaner on 403 of them; the average daily gap was 65 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Arrah peaks in January, while Bihar Sharif peaks in December. Arrah logged 0.2% Severe days and 32.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bihar Sharif was 1% Severe and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Arrah 11 days, Bihar Sharif 32 days.
Year-over-year progress
Arrah has improved by 175 AQI points (58.7%) from 2021 to 2024; Bihar Sharif has improved by 138 AQI points (54.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Arrah reached AQI 420 at New DM Office (BSPCB) on 2021-12-21; Bihar Sharif hit AQI 433 at D M Colony Bihar (BSPCB) on 2021-12-24.
Station-level disparity
Arrah spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Bihar Sharif spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 146, max 146).