Bhopal vs Rajgir
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhopal 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, Bhopal averaged an AQI of 114 while Rajgir averaged 124 — a 10-point (9%) gap, with Rajgir the more polluted and Bhopal the cleaner of the two. On 567 days when both cities reported, Rajgir was cleaner on 295 of them; the average daily gap was 65 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhopal peaks in November, while Rajgir peaks in January. Bhopal logged 0% Severe days and 38.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rajgir was 0.6% Severe and 37.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhopal 47 days, Rajgir 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhopal has improved by 39 AQI points (25.5%) from 2019 to 2024; Rajgir has improved by 158 AQI points (56%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhopal reached AQI 392 at T T Nagar (MPPCB) on 2022-01-06; Rajgir hit AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31.
Station-level disparity
Bhopal spans 3 CPCB stations with a 18-point spread (min 111, max 129); Rajgir spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154).