Bihar Sharif vs Rajgir
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bihar Sharif 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, Bihar Sharif averaged an AQI of 115 while Rajgir averaged 124 — a 9-point (8%) gap, with Rajgir the more polluted and Bihar Sharif the cleaner of the two. On 704 days when both cities reported, Rajgir was cleaner on 373 of them; the average daily gap was 62 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bihar Sharif peaks in December, while Rajgir peaks in January. Bihar Sharif logged 1% Severe days and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rajgir was 0.6% Severe and 37.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bihar Sharif 32 days, Rajgir 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bihar Sharif has improved by 138 AQI points (54.5%) from 2021 to 2024; Rajgir has improved by 158 AQI points (56%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bihar Sharif reached AQI 433 at D M Colony Bihar (BSPCB) on 2021-12-24; Rajgir hit AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31.
Station-level disparity
Bihar Sharif spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 146, max 146); Rajgir spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154).