Arrah vs Pithampur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Arrah and Pithampur.
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 Pithampur averaged 117 — a 6-point (5%) gap, with Arrah the more polluted and Pithampur the cleaner of the two. On 845 days when both cities reported, Pithampur was cleaner on 580 of them; the average daily gap was 73 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Arrah peaks in January, while Pithampur peaks in December. Arrah logged 0.2% Severe days and 32.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pithampur was 0% Severe and 41% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Arrah 11 days, Pithampur 101 days.
Year-over-year progress
Arrah has improved by 175 AQI points (58.7%) from 2021 to 2024; Pithampur has improved by 57 AQI points (32.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Arrah reached AQI 420 at New DM Office (BSPCB) on 2021-12-21; Pithampur hit AQI 310 at Sector-2 Industrial Area (MPPCB) on 2017-12-08.
Station-level disparity
Arrah spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Pithampur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 114, max 114).