Noida vs Rajgir
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Noida 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, Noida averaged an AQI of 182 while Rajgir averaged 124 — a 58-point (47%) gap, with Noida the more polluted and Rajgir the cleaner of the two. On 574 days when both cities reported, Rajgir was cleaner on 491 of them; the average daily gap was 95 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Noida peaks in November, while Rajgir peaks in January. Noida logged 8.9% Severe days and 16.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rajgir was 0.6% Severe and 37.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Noida 14 days, Rajgir 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Noida has improved by 79 AQI points (30.3%) from 2017 to 2024; Rajgir has improved by 158 AQI points (56%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Noida reached AQI 500 at Sector-1 (UPPCB) on 2019-11-01; Rajgir hit AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31.
Station-level disparity
Noida spans 4 CPCB stations with a 15-point spread (min 195, max 210); Rajgir spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154).