Arrah vs Meerut
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Arrah and Meerut.
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 Meerut averaged 144 — a 21-point (17%) gap, with Meerut the more polluted and Arrah the cleaner of the two. On 558 days when both cities reported, Arrah was cleaner on 414 of them; the average daily gap was 84 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Arrah peaks in January, while Meerut peaks in November. Arrah logged 0.2% Severe days and 32.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Meerut was 2% Severe and 22.299999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Arrah 11 days, Meerut 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Arrah has improved by 175 AQI points (58.7%) from 2021 to 2024; Meerut has improved by 116 AQI points (44.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Arrah reached AQI 420 at New DM Office (BSPCB) on 2021-12-21; Meerut hit AQI 490 at Pallavpuram Phase 2 (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05.
Station-level disparity
Arrah spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Meerut spans 3 stations with a 13-point spread (min 172, max 185).