Gangtok vs Gaya
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gangtok 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, Gangtok averaged an AQI of 48 while Gaya averaged 110 — a 62-point (129%) gap, with Gaya the more polluted and Gangtok the cleaner of the two. On 782 days when both cities reported, Gangtok was cleaner on 768 of them; the average daily gap was 127 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gangtok peaks in March, while Gaya peaks in January. Gangtok logged 0% Severe days and 96.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gaya was 1.7% Severe and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gangtok 94 days, Gaya 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gangtok has worsened by 14 AQI points (41.2%) from 2022 to 2024; Gaya has improved by 89 AQI points (44.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gangtok reached AQI 264 at Zero Point GICI (SSPCB) on 2023-01-16; Gaya hit AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15.
Station-level disparity
Gangtok spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 50, max 50); Gaya spans 3 stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173).