Asansol vs Gaya
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Asansol 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, Asansol averaged an AQI of 145 while Gaya averaged 110 — a 35-point (32%) gap, with Asansol the more polluted and Gaya the cleaner of the two. On 1897 days when both cities reported, Asansol was cleaner on 1225 of them; the average daily gap was 60 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Asansol peaks in December, while Gaya peaks in January. Asansol logged 0% Severe days and 43.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gaya was 1.7% Severe and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Asansol 44 days, Gaya 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Asansol has worsened by 12 AQI points (9%) from 2018 to 2024; Gaya has improved by 89 AQI points (44.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Asansol reached AQI 394 at Court Area (WBPCB) on 2022-12-13; Gaya hit AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15.
Station-level disparity
Asansol spans 4 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 123, max 163); Gaya spans 3 stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173).