Gaya vs Raipur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gaya and Raipur.
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 Raipur averaged 74 — a 36-point (49%) gap, with Gaya the more polluted and Raipur the cleaner of the two. On 727 days when both cities reported, Raipur was cleaner on 585 of them; the average daily gap was 77 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gaya peaks in January, while Raipur peaks in November. Gaya logged 1.7% Severe days and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Raipur was 0% Severe and 54.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gaya 52 days, Raipur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gaya has improved by 89 AQI points (44.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Raipur has improved by 64 AQI points (46.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gaya reached AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15; Raipur hit AQI 226 at AIIMS (CECB) on 2023-12-26.
Station-level disparity
Gaya spans 3 CPCB stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173); Raipur spans 4 stations with a 42-point spread (min 63, max 105).