Gaya vs Patna
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gaya and Patna.
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 Patna averaged 172 — a 62-point (56%) gap, with Patna the more polluted and Gaya the cleaner of the two. On 2638 days when both cities reported, Gaya was cleaner on 2113 of them; the average daily gap was 80 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gaya peaks in January, while Patna peaks in December. Gaya logged 1.7% Severe days and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patna was 7.5% Severe and 19.400000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gaya 52 days, Patna 30 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gaya has improved by 89 AQI points (44.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Patna has improved by 40 AQI points (18.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gaya reached AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15; Patna hit AQI 491 at IGSC Planetarium Complex (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Gaya spans 3 CPCB stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173); Patna spans 6 stations with a 39-point spread (min 154, max 193).