Arrah vs Gwalior
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Arrah and Gwalior.
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 Gwalior averaged 136 — a 13-point (11%) gap, with Gwalior the more polluted and Arrah the cleaner of the two. On 529 days when both cities reported, Arrah was cleaner on 307 of them; the average daily gap was 68 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Arrah peaks in January, while Gwalior peaks in November. Arrah logged 0.2% Severe days and 32.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gwalior was 0.4% Severe and 31.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Arrah 11 days, Gwalior 47 days.
Year-over-year progress
Arrah has improved by 175 AQI points (58.7%) from 2021 to 2024; Gwalior has improved by 12 AQI points (8.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Arrah reached AQI 420 at New DM Office (BSPCB) on 2021-12-21; Gwalior hit AQI 450 at City Center (MPPCB) on 2021-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Arrah spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Gwalior spans 4 stations with a 53-point spread (min 112, max 165).