Kolār vs Rajgir
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kolār and Rajgir.
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, Kolār averaged an AQI of 65 while Rajgir averaged 124 — a 59-point (91%) gap, with Rajgir the more polluted and Kolār the cleaner of the two. On 431 days when both cities reported, Kolār was cleaner on 341 of them; the average daily gap was 96 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kolār peaks in September, while Rajgir peaks in January. Kolār logged 0.9% Severe days and 85.30000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rajgir was 0.6% Severe and 37.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kolār 17 days, Rajgir 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kolār has improved by 56 AQI points (46.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Rajgir has improved by 158 AQI points (56%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kolār reached AQI 500 at Tamaka Ind Area (KSPCB) on 2018-09-18; Rajgir hit AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31.
Station-level disparity
Kolār spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71); Rajgir spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154).