Gaya vs Hyderabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gaya and Hyderabad.
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, Gaya averaged an AQI of 110 while Hyderabad averaged 78 — a 32-point (41%) gap, with Gaya the more polluted and Hyderabad the cleaner of the two. On 2322 days when both cities reported, Hyderabad was cleaner on 1540 of them; the average daily gap was 69 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gaya peaks in January, while Hyderabad peaks in December. Gaya logged 1.7% Severe days and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Hyderabad was 0.2% Severe and 41.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gaya 52 days, Hyderabad 71 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gaya has improved by 89 AQI points (44.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Hyderabad has improved by 24 AQI points (23.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gaya reached AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15; Hyderabad hit AQI 500 at Sanathnagar (TSPCB) on 2024-04-28.
Station-level disparity
Gaya spans 3 CPCB stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173); Hyderabad spans 14 stations with a 35-point spread (min 62, max 97).