Bettiah vs Rajgir
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bettiah 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, Bettiah averaged an AQI of 127 while Rajgir averaged 124 — a 3-point (2%) gap, with Bettiah the more polluted and Rajgir the cleaner of the two. On 622 days when both cities reported, Rajgir was cleaner on 390 of them; the average daily gap was 80 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bettiah peaks in November, while Rajgir peaks in January. Bettiah logged 3.2% Severe days and 32.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rajgir was 0.6% Severe and 37.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bettiah 20 days, Rajgir 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bettiah has improved by 73 AQI points (36.5%) from 2021 to 2024; Rajgir has improved by 158 AQI points (56%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bettiah reached AQI 470 at Kamalnath Nagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01; Rajgir hit AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31.
Station-level disparity
Bettiah spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Rajgir spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154).