Baripāda vs Gaya
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Baripāda 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, Baripāda averaged an AQI of 121 while Gaya averaged 110 — a 11-point (10%) gap, with Baripāda the more polluted and Gaya the cleaner of the two. On 702 days when both cities reported, Baripāda was cleaner on 517 of them; the average daily gap was 67 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Baripāda logged 0% Severe days and 45.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gaya was 1.7% Severe and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Baripāda 45 days, Gaya 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Baripāda has improved by 87 AQI points (41.8%) from 2022 to 2024; Gaya has improved by 89 AQI points (44.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Baripāda reached AQI 370 at Meher Colony (OSPCB) on 2024-01-15; Gaya hit AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15.
Station-level disparity
Baripāda spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 127, max 127); Gaya spans 3 stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173).