Malegaon vs Rajgir
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Malegaon 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, Malegaon averaged an AQI of 114 while Rajgir averaged 124 — a 10-point (9%) gap, with Rajgir the more polluted and Malegaon the cleaner of the two. On 383 days when both cities reported, Malegaon was cleaner on 202 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Malegaon peaks in November, while Rajgir peaks in January. Malegaon logged 0% Severe days and 48% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rajgir was 0.6% Severe and 37.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Malegaon 51 days, Rajgir 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Malegaon has worsened by 16 AQI points (16.3%) from 2023 to 2024; Rajgir has improved by 158 AQI points (56%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Malegaon reached AQI 298 at Mahesh Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-07-07; Rajgir hit AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31.
Station-level disparity
Malegaon spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 109, max 109); Rajgir spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154).