Durgapur vs Rajgir
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Durgapur 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, Durgapur averaged an AQI of 174 while Rajgir averaged 124 — a 50-point (40%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Rajgir the cleaner of the two. On 143 days when both cities reported, Rajgir was cleaner on 121 of them; the average daily gap was 83 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Durgapur peaks in December, while Rajgir peaks in January. Durgapur logged 1.3% Severe days and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rajgir was 0.6% Severe and 37.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Durgapur 6 days, Rajgir 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Durgapur reached AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10; Rajgir hit AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31.
Station-level disparity
Durgapur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195); Rajgir spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154).