Anantapur vs Gaya
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Anantapur 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, Anantapur averaged an AQI of 69 while Gaya averaged 110 — a 41-point (59%) gap, with Gaya the more polluted and Anantapur the cleaner of the two. On 699 days when both cities reported, Anantapur was cleaner on 632 of them; the average daily gap was 117 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Anantapur peaks in February, while Gaya peaks in January. Anantapur logged 0% Severe days and 90.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gaya was 1.7% Severe and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Anantapur 32 days, Gaya 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Anantapur has improved by 1 AQI points (1.4%) from 2022 to 2024; Gaya has improved by 89 AQI points (44.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Anantapur reached AQI 191 at Gulzarpet (APPCB) on 2022-10-25; Gaya hit AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15.
Station-level disparity
Anantapur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68); Gaya spans 3 stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173).