Akola vs Rajgir
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Akola 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, Akola averaged an AQI of 87 while Rajgir averaged 124 — a 37-point (43%) gap, with Rajgir the more polluted and Akola the cleaner of the two. On 410 days when both cities reported, Akola was cleaner on 243 of them; the average daily gap was 62 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Akola peaks in November, while Rajgir peaks in January. Akola logged 0% Severe days and 59.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rajgir was 0.6% Severe and 37.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Akola 129 days, Rajgir 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Akola has improved by 16 AQI points (15.5%) from 2023 to 2024; Rajgir has improved by 158 AQI points (56%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Akola reached AQI 330 at Ramdaspeth (MPCB) on 2023-11-04; Rajgir hit AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31.
Station-level disparity
Akola spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 93, max 93); Rajgir spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154).