Mumbai vs Rajgir
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Mumbai 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, Mumbai averaged an AQI of 93 while Rajgir averaged 124 — a 31-point (33%) gap, with Rajgir the more polluted and Mumbai the cleaner of the two. On 574 days when both cities reported, Rajgir was cleaner on 420 of them; the average daily gap was 87 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Mumbai peaks in December, while Rajgir peaks in January. Mumbai logged 0.5% Severe days and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rajgir was 0.6% Severe and 37.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Mumbai 58 days, Rajgir 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Mumbai has improved by 4 AQI points (4.1%) from 2016 to 2024; Rajgir has improved by 158 AQI points (56%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Mumbai reached AQI 500 at Vile Parle West (MPCB) on 2022-08-15; Rajgir hit AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31.
Station-level disparity
Mumbai spans 29 CPCB stations with a 74-point spread (min 77, max 151); Rajgir spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154).