Raipur vs Saharsa
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Raipur 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, Raipur averaged an AQI of 74 while Saharsa averaged 139 — a 65-point (88%) gap, with Saharsa the more polluted and Raipur the cleaner of the two. On 628 days when both cities reported, Raipur was cleaner on 463 of them; the average daily gap was 89 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Raipur peaks in November, while Saharsa peaks in January. Raipur logged 0% Severe days and 54.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Saharsa was 1.4% Severe and 28.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Raipur 70 days, Saharsa 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Raipur has improved by 64 AQI points (46.4%) from 2022 to 2024; Saharsa has improved by 139 AQI points (50%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Raipur reached AQI 226 at AIIMS (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Saharsa hit AQI 454 at Police Line (BSPCB) on 2022-12-13.
Station-level disparity
Raipur spans 4 CPCB stations with a 42-point spread (min 63, max 105); Saharsa spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 188, max 188).