Gaya vs Madurai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gaya and Madurai.
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 Madurai averaged 48 — a 62-point (129%) gap, with Gaya the more polluted and Madurai the cleaner of the two. On 76 days when both cities reported, Madurai was cleaner on 76 of them; the average daily gap was 158 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gaya peaks in January, while Madurai peaks in December. Gaya logged 1.7% Severe days and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Madurai was 0% Severe and 98.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gaya 52 days, Madurai 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Gaya reached AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15; Madurai hit AQI 105 at Uchapatti (TNPCB) on 2024-11-26.
Station-level disparity
Gaya spans 3 CPCB stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173); Madurai spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 48, max 48).