Baripāda vs Saharsa
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Baripāda and Saharsa.
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 Saharsa averaged 139 — a 18-point (15%) gap, with Saharsa the more polluted and Baripāda the cleaner of the two. On 596 days when both cities reported, Baripāda was cleaner on 420 of them; the average daily gap was 73 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; Saharsa was 1.4% Severe and 28.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Baripāda 45 days, Saharsa 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Baripāda has improved by 87 AQI points (41.8%) from 2022 to 2024; Saharsa has improved by 139 AQI points (50%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Baripāda reached AQI 370 at Meher Colony (OSPCB) on 2024-01-15; Saharsa hit AQI 454 at Police Line (BSPCB) on 2022-12-13.
Station-level disparity
Baripāda spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 127, max 127); Saharsa spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 188, max 188).