Gaya vs Pimpri-Chinchwad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gaya and Pimpri-Chinchwad.
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 Pimpri-Chinchwad averaged 114 — a 4-point (4%) gap, with Pimpri-Chinchwad the more polluted and Gaya the cleaner of the two. On 362 days when both cities reported, Pimpri-Chinchwad was cleaner on 223 of them; the average daily gap was 56 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gaya peaks in January, while Pimpri-Chinchwad peaks in November. Gaya logged 1.7% Severe days and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pimpri-Chinchwad was 0% Severe and 42% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gaya 52 days, Pimpri-Chinchwad 82 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Gaya reached AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15; Pimpri-Chinchwad hit AQI 341 at Thergaon Pimpri (MPCB) on 2024-11-23.
Station-level disparity
Gaya spans 3 CPCB stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173); Pimpri-Chinchwad spans 4 stations with a 20-point spread (min 107, max 127).