Arrah vs Rajgir
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Arrah 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, Arrah averaged an AQI of 123 while Rajgir averaged 124 — a 1-point (1%) gap, with Rajgir the more polluted and Arrah the cleaner of the two. On 691 days when both cities reported, Rajgir was cleaner on 445 of them; the average daily gap was 44 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Arrah logged 0.2% Severe days and 32.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rajgir was 0.6% Severe and 37.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Arrah 11 days, Rajgir 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Arrah has improved by 175 AQI points (58.7%) from 2021 to 2024; Rajgir has improved by 158 AQI points (56%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Arrah reached AQI 420 at New DM Office (BSPCB) on 2021-12-21; Rajgir hit AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31.
Station-level disparity
Arrah spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Rajgir spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154).