Gaya vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gaya and Rourkela.
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 Rourkela averaged 115 — a 5-point (5%) gap, with Rourkela the more polluted and Gaya the cleaner of the two. On 391 days when both cities reported, Rourkela was cleaner on 227 of them; the average daily gap was 59 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gaya peaks in January, while Rourkela peaks in November. Gaya logged 1.7% Severe days and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gaya 52 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gaya has improved by 89 AQI points (44.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gaya reached AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Gaya spans 3 CPCB stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).