Gaya vs Kishanganj
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gaya and Kishanganj.
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 Kishanganj averaged 144 — a 34-point (31%) gap, with Kishanganj the more polluted and Gaya the cleaner of the two. On 951 days when both cities reported, Kishanganj was cleaner on 667 of them; the average daily gap was 66 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Gaya logged 1.7% Severe days and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kishanganj was 0.2% Severe and 37.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gaya 52 days, Kishanganj 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gaya has improved by 89 AQI points (44.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Kishanganj has improved by 136 AQI points (48.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gaya reached AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15; Kishanganj hit AQI 417 at SDM Office Khagra (BSPCB) on 2022-02-01.
Station-level disparity
Gaya spans 3 CPCB stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173); Kishanganj spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 156, max 156).