Gadag vs Purnia
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gadag and Purnia.
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, Gadag averaged an AQI of 53 while Purnia averaged 133 — a 80-point (151%) gap, with Purnia the more polluted and Gadag the cleaner of the two. On 701 days when both cities reported, Gadag was cleaner on 671 of them; the average daily gap was 122 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gadag peaks in March, while Purnia peaks in January. Gadag logged 0.3% Severe days and 96.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Purnia was 3.7% Severe and 33.699999999999996% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gadag 50 days, Purnia 14 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gadag has worsened by 10 AQI points (23.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Purnia has improved by 163 AQI points (55.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gadag reached AQI 500 at Panchal Nagar (KSPCB) on 2022-12-10; Purnia hit AQI 460 at Mariam Nagar (BSPCB) on 2022-12-15.
Station-level disparity
Gadag spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 54, max 54); Purnia spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 176, max 176).