Nashik vs Rajgir
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Nashik 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, Nashik averaged an AQI of 85 while Rajgir averaged 124 — a 39-point (46%) gap, with Rajgir the more polluted and Nashik the cleaner of the two. On 483 days when both cities reported, Nashik was cleaner on 331 of them; the average daily gap was 70 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Nashik peaks in November, while Rajgir peaks in January. Nashik logged 0% Severe days and 65.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rajgir was 0.6% Severe and 37.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Nashik 53 days, Rajgir 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Nashik has improved by 38 AQI points (30.9%) from 2017 to 2024; Rajgir has improved by 158 AQI points (56%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Nashik reached AQI 319 at Gangapur Road (MPCB) on 2024-11-24; Rajgir hit AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31.
Station-level disparity
Nashik spans 4 CPCB stations with a 12-point spread (min 78, max 90); Rajgir spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154).