Bikaner vs Gaya
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bikaner 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, Bikaner averaged an AQI of 154 while Gaya averaged 110 — a 44-point (40%) gap, with Bikaner the more polluted and Gaya the cleaner of the two. On 676 days when both cities reported, Gaya was cleaner on 400 of them; the average daily gap was 52 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Bikaner logged 0.1% Severe days and 21.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gaya was 1.7% Severe and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bikaner 15 days, Gaya 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bikaner has improved by 16 AQI points (9.4%) from 2023 to 2024; Gaya has improved by 89 AQI points (44.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bikaner reached AQI 403 at MM Ground (RSPCB) on 2024-11-17; Gaya hit AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15.
Station-level disparity
Bikaner spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Gaya spans 3 stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173).