Fatehābād vs Purnia
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Fatehābād and Purnia.
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, Fatehābād averaged an AQI of 116 while Purnia averaged 133 — a 17-point (15%) gap, with Purnia the more polluted and Fatehābād the cleaner of the two. On 692 days when both cities reported, Fatehābād was cleaner on 404 of them; the average daily gap was 83 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Fatehābād peaks in November, while Purnia peaks in January. Fatehābād logged 1.5% Severe days and 31.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Purnia was 3.7% Severe and 33.699999999999996% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Fatehābād 38 days, Purnia 14 days.
Year-over-year progress
Fatehābād has improved by 43 AQI points (27%) from 2019 to 2024; Purnia has improved by 163 AQI points (55.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Fatehābād reached AQI 493 at Huda Sector (HSPCB) on 2019-11-02; Purnia hit AQI 460 at Mariam Nagar (BSPCB) on 2022-12-15.
Station-level disparity
Fatehābād spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 151, max 151); Purnia spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 176, max 176).