Gaya vs Mahād
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gaya and Mahād.
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 Mahād averaged 90 — a 20-point (22%) gap, with Gaya the more polluted and Mahād the cleaner of the two. On 510 days when both cities reported, Mahād was cleaner on 424 of them; the average daily gap was 71 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gaya peaks in January, while Mahād peaks in November. Gaya logged 1.7% Severe days and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Mahād was 0% Severe and 63.699999999999996% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gaya 52 days, Mahād 49 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gaya has improved by 89 AQI points (44.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Mahād has worsened by 6 AQI points (7.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gaya reached AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15; Mahād hit AQI 242 at Kamble Tarf Birwadi (MPCB) on 2023-11-19.
Station-level disparity
Gaya spans 3 CPCB stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173); Mahād spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88).