Baripāda vs Kishanganj
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Baripāda 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, Baripāda averaged an AQI of 121 while Kishanganj averaged 144 — a 23-point (19%) gap, with Kishanganj the more polluted and Baripāda the cleaner of the two. On 579 days when both cities reported, Baripāda was cleaner on 347 of them; the average daily gap was 52 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Baripāda logged 0% Severe days and 45.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kishanganj was 0.2% Severe and 37.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Baripāda 45 days, Kishanganj 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
Baripāda has improved by 87 AQI points (41.8%) from 2022 to 2024; Kishanganj has improved by 136 AQI points (48.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Baripāda reached AQI 370 at Meher Colony (OSPCB) on 2024-01-15; Kishanganj hit AQI 417 at SDM Office Khagra (BSPCB) on 2022-02-01.
Station-level disparity
Baripāda spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 127, max 127); Kishanganj spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 156, max 156).