Gaya vs Palwal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gaya and Palwal.
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 Palwal averaged 95 — a 15-point (16%) gap, with Gaya the more polluted and Palwal the cleaner of the two. On 1881 days when both cities reported, Palwal was cleaner on 1259 of them; the average daily gap was 80 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gaya peaks in January, while Palwal peaks in November. Gaya logged 1.7% Severe days and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Palwal was 0.2% Severe and 47.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gaya 52 days, Palwal 37 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gaya has improved by 89 AQI points (44.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Palwal has improved by 91 AQI points (48.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gaya reached AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15; Palwal hit AQI 465 at Shyam Nagar (HSPCB) on 2019-11-14.
Station-level disparity
Gaya spans 3 CPCB stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173); Palwal spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 120, max 120).