Gaya vs Shillong
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gaya and Shillong.
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 Shillong averaged 75 — a 35-point (47%) gap, with Gaya the more polluted and Shillong the cleaner of the two. On 969 days when both cities reported, Shillong was cleaner on 926 of them; the average daily gap was 117 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gaya peaks in January, while Shillong peaks in February. Gaya logged 1.7% Severe days and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Shillong was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gaya 52 days, Shillong 113 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gaya has improved by 89 AQI points (44.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Shillong has worsened by 41 AQI points (120.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gaya reached AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15; Shillong hit AQI 212 at Lumpyngngad Shillong (PCB) on 2024-02-19.
Station-level disparity
Gaya spans 3 CPCB stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173); Shillong spans 2 stations with a 2-point spread (min 42, max 44).