Gaya vs Tiruchirappalli
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gaya and Tiruchirappalli.
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 Tiruchirappalli averaged 50 — a 60-point (120%) gap, with Gaya the more polluted and Tiruchirappalli the cleaner of the two. On 88 days when both cities reported, Tiruchirappalli was cleaner on 88 of them; the average daily gap was 156 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Gaya logged 1.7% Severe days and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tiruchirappalli was 0% Severe and 96.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gaya 52 days, Tiruchirappalli 46 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gaya has improved by 89 AQI points (44.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Tiruchirappalli has improved by 23 AQI points (31.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gaya reached AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15; Tiruchirappalli hit AQI 114 at St Joseph College (TNPCB) on 2024-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Gaya spans 3 CPCB stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173); Tiruchirappalli spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 52, max 52).