Arrah vs Mahād
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Arrah and Mahād.
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 Mahād averaged 90 — a 33-point (37%) gap, with Arrah the more polluted and Mahād the cleaner of the two. On 362 days when both cities reported, Mahād was cleaner on 243 of them; the average daily gap was 73 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Arrah peaks in January, while Mahād peaks in November. Arrah logged 0.2% Severe days and 32.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Mahād was 0% Severe and 63.699999999999996% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Arrah 11 days, Mahād 49 days.
Year-over-year progress
Arrah has improved by 175 AQI points (58.7%) from 2021 to 2024; Mahād has worsened by 6 AQI points (7.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Arrah reached AQI 420 at New DM Office (BSPCB) on 2021-12-21; Mahād hit AQI 242 at Kamble Tarf Birwadi (MPCB) on 2023-11-19.
Station-level disparity
Arrah spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Mahād spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88).