Gangtok vs Rajgir
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gangtok 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, Gangtok averaged an AQI of 48 while Rajgir averaged 124 — a 76-point (158%) gap, with Rajgir the more polluted and Gangtok the cleaner of the two. On 619 days when both cities reported, Gangtok was cleaner on 534 of them; the average daily gap was 104 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gangtok peaks in March, while Rajgir peaks in January. Gangtok logged 0% Severe days and 96.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rajgir was 0.6% Severe and 37.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gangtok 94 days, Rajgir 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gangtok has worsened by 14 AQI points (41.2%) from 2022 to 2024; Rajgir has improved by 158 AQI points (56%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gangtok reached AQI 264 at Zero Point GICI (SSPCB) on 2023-01-16; Rajgir hit AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31.
Station-level disparity
Gangtok spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 50, max 50); Rajgir spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154).