Mahād vs Rajgir
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Mahād 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, Mahād averaged an AQI of 90 while Rajgir averaged 124 — a 34-point (38%) gap, with Rajgir the more polluted and Mahād the cleaner of the two. On 374 days when both cities reported, Mahād was cleaner on 243 of them; the average daily gap was 67 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Mahād peaks in November, while Rajgir peaks in January. Mahād logged 0% Severe days and 63.699999999999996% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rajgir was 0.6% Severe and 37.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Mahād 49 days, Rajgir 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Mahād has worsened by 6 AQI points (7.1%) from 2023 to 2024; Rajgir has improved by 158 AQI points (56%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Mahād reached AQI 242 at Kamble Tarf Birwadi (MPCB) on 2023-11-19; Rajgir hit AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31.
Station-level disparity
Mahād spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88); Rajgir spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154).