Agra vs Gaya
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Agra and Gaya.
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, Agra averaged an AQI of 79 while Gaya averaged 110 — a 31-point (39%) gap, with Gaya the more polluted and Agra the cleaner of the two. On 2375 days when both cities reported, Agra was cleaner on 1242 of them; the average daily gap was 73 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Agra logged 3.3% Severe days and 34.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gaya was 1.7% Severe and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Agra 46 days, Gaya 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Agra has improved by 134 AQI points (62.9%) from 2016 to 2024; Gaya has improved by 89 AQI points (44.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Agra reached AQI 500 at Sanjay Palace (UPPCB) on 2017-06-03; Gaya hit AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15.
Station-level disparity
Agra spans 6 CPCB stations with a 83-point spread (min 79, max 162); Gaya spans 3 stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173).