Ludhiana vs Rajgir
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ludhiana 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 2021, Ludhiana averaged an AQI of 117 while Rajgir averaged 124 — a 7-point (6%) gap, with Rajgir the more polluted and Ludhiana the cleaner of the two. On 22 days when both cities reported, Ludhiana was cleaner on 19 of them; the average daily gap was 99 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ludhiana peaks in November, while Rajgir peaks in January. Ludhiana logged 0.3% Severe days and 53.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rajgir was 0.6% Severe and 37.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ludhiana 53 days, Rajgir 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ludhiana has improved by 79 AQI points (40.3%) from 2017 to 2021; Rajgir has improved by 158 AQI points (56%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ludhiana reached AQI 488 at Punjab Agricultural University (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Rajgir hit AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31.
Station-level disparity
Ludhiana spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 118, max 118); Rajgir spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154).