Ahmedabad vs Rajgir
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ahmedabad 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, Ahmedabad averaged an AQI of 117 while Rajgir averaged 124 — a 7-point (6%) gap, with Rajgir the more polluted and Ahmedabad the cleaner of the two. On 862 days when both cities reported, Rajgir was cleaner on 538 of them; the average daily gap was 86 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ahmedabad peaks in November, while Rajgir peaks in January. Ahmedabad logged 0.1% Severe days and 23.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rajgir was 0.6% Severe and 37.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ahmedabad 25 days, Rajgir 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ahmedabad has worsened by 52 AQI points (80%) from 2016 to 2024; Rajgir has improved by 158 AQI points (56%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ahmedabad reached AQI 430 at Raikhad (IITM) on 2023-03-17; Rajgir hit AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31.
Station-level disparity
Ahmedabad spans 9 CPCB stations with a 44-point spread (min 95, max 139); Rajgir spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154).