Gaya vs Moradabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gaya and Moradabad.
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 Moradabad averaged 99 — a 11-point (11%) gap, with Gaya the more polluted and Moradabad the cleaner of the two. On 1760 days when both cities reported, Gaya was cleaner on 991 of them; the average daily gap was 78 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gaya peaks in January, while Moradabad peaks in November. Gaya logged 1.7% Severe days and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Moradabad was 2.8% Severe and 25% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gaya 52 days, Moradabad 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gaya has improved by 89 AQI points (44.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Moradabad has improved by 223 AQI points (69.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gaya reached AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15; Moradabad hit AQI 489 at Lajpat Nagar (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05.
Station-level disparity
Gaya spans 3 CPCB stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173); Moradabad spans 7 stations with a 114-point spread (min 96, max 210).