Arrah vs Kārwār
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Arrah and Kārwār.
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 Kārwār averaged 55 — a 68-point (124%) gap, with Arrah the more polluted and Kārwār the cleaner of the two. On 196 days when both cities reported, Kārwār was cleaner on 180 of them; the average daily gap was 81 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Arrah logged 0.2% Severe days and 32.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kārwār was 0% Severe and 92.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Arrah 11 days, Kārwār 34 days.
Year-over-year progress
Arrah has improved by 175 AQI points (58.7%) from 2021 to 2024; Kārwār has improved by 72 AQI points (56.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Arrah reached AQI 420 at New DM Office (BSPCB) on 2021-12-21; Kārwār hit AQI 222 at KHB Colony (KSPCB) on 2023-12-21.
Station-level disparity
Arrah spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Kārwār spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 58, max 58).