Arrah vs Kadapa
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Arrah and Kadapa.
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 Kadapa averaged 62 — a 61-point (98%) gap, with Arrah the more polluted and Kadapa the cleaner of the two. On 396 days when both cities reported, Kadapa was cleaner on 351 of them; the average daily gap was 96 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Arrah peaks in January, while Kadapa peaks in February. Arrah logged 0.2% Severe days and 32.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kadapa was 0% Severe and 87.80000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Arrah 11 days, Kadapa 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Arrah has improved by 175 AQI points (58.7%) from 2021 to 2024; Kadapa has improved by 6 AQI points (8.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Arrah reached AQI 420 at New DM Office (BSPCB) on 2021-12-21; Kadapa hit AQI 260 at Yerramukkapalli (APPCB) on 2024-12-11.
Station-level disparity
Arrah spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Kadapa spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 65, max 65).