Angul vs Rajgir
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Angul 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, Angul averaged an AQI of 149 while Rajgir averaged 124 — a 25-point (20%) gap, with Angul the more polluted and Rajgir the cleaner of the two. On 303 days when both cities reported, Rajgir was cleaner on 196 of them; the average daily gap was 63 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Angul logged 0% Severe days and 32.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rajgir was 0.6% Severe and 37.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Angul 23 days, Rajgir 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Angul has improved by 89 AQI points (37.4%) from 2023 to 2024; Rajgir has improved by 158 AQI points (56%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Angul reached AQI 370 at Hakimapada (OSPCB) on 2024-01-29; Rajgir hit AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31.
Station-level disparity
Angul spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 163, max 163); Rajgir spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154).