Gaya vs Kadapa
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gaya and Kadapa.
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 Kadapa averaged 62 — a 48-point (77%) gap, with Gaya the more polluted and Kadapa the cleaner of the two. On 513 days when both cities reported, Kadapa was cleaner on 484 of them; the average daily gap was 103 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gaya peaks in January, while Kadapa peaks in February. Gaya logged 1.7% Severe days and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kadapa was 0% Severe and 87.80000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gaya 52 days, Kadapa 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gaya has improved by 89 AQI points (44.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Kadapa has improved by 6 AQI points (8.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gaya reached AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15; Kadapa hit AQI 260 at Yerramukkapalli (APPCB) on 2024-12-11.
Station-level disparity
Gaya spans 3 CPCB stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173); Kadapa spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 65, max 65).