Agra vs Rajgir
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Agra and Rajgir.
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 Rajgir averaged 124 — a 45-point (57%) gap, with Rajgir the more polluted and Agra the cleaner of the two. On 574 days when both cities reported, Rajgir was cleaner on 303 of them; the average daily gap was 68 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; Rajgir was 0.6% Severe and 37.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Agra 46 days, Rajgir 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Agra has improved by 134 AQI points (62.9%) from 2016 to 2024; Rajgir has improved by 158 AQI points (56%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Agra reached AQI 500 at Sanjay Palace (UPPCB) on 2017-06-03; Rajgir hit AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31.
Station-level disparity
Agra spans 6 CPCB stations with a 83-point spread (min 79, max 162); Rajgir spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154).