Kishanganj vs Raipur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kishanganj and Raipur.
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, Kishanganj averaged an AQI of 144 while Raipur averaged 74 — a 70-point (95%) gap, with Kishanganj the more polluted and Raipur the cleaner of the two. On 600 days when both cities reported, Raipur was cleaner on 444 of them; the average daily gap was 62 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kishanganj peaks in January, while Raipur peaks in November. Kishanganj logged 0.2% Severe days and 37.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Raipur was 0% Severe and 54.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kishanganj 23 days, Raipur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kishanganj has improved by 136 AQI points (48.6%) from 2021 to 2024; Raipur has improved by 64 AQI points (46.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kishanganj reached AQI 417 at SDM Office Khagra (BSPCB) on 2022-02-01; Raipur hit AQI 226 at AIIMS (CECB) on 2023-12-26.
Station-level disparity
Kishanganj spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 156, max 156); Raipur spans 4 stations with a 42-point spread (min 63, max 105).