Arrah vs Kishanganj
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Arrah and Kishanganj.
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 Kishanganj averaged 144 — a 21-point (17%) gap, with Kishanganj the more polluted and Arrah the cleaner of the two. On 745 days when both cities reported, Kishanganj was cleaner on 442 of them; the average daily gap was 62 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; Kishanganj was 0.2% Severe and 37.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Arrah 11 days, Kishanganj 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
Arrah has improved by 175 AQI points (58.7%) from 2021 to 2024; Kishanganj has improved by 136 AQI points (48.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Arrah reached AQI 420 at New DM Office (BSPCB) on 2021-12-21; Kishanganj hit AQI 417 at SDM Office Khagra (BSPCB) on 2022-02-01.
Station-level disparity
Arrah spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Kishanganj spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 156, max 156).