Chapra vs Rajgir
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chapra 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, Chapra averaged an AQI of 149 while Rajgir averaged 124 — a 25-point (20%) gap, with Chapra the more polluted and Rajgir the cleaner of the two. On 748 days when both cities reported, Rajgir was cleaner on 585 of them; the average daily gap was 63 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Chapra logged 2.4% Severe days and 26.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rajgir was 0.6% Severe and 37.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chapra 14 days, Rajgir 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Chapra has improved by 181 AQI points (54.8%) from 2021 to 2024; Rajgir has improved by 158 AQI points (56%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chapra reached AQI 452 at Darshan Nagar (BSPCB) on 2022-12-20; Rajgir hit AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31.
Station-level disparity
Chapra spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 195, max 195); Rajgir spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154).