Patna vs Rajgir
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Patna 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, Patna averaged an AQI of 172 while Rajgir averaged 124 — a 48-point (39%) gap, with Patna the more polluted and Rajgir the cleaner of the two. On 866 days when both cities reported, Rajgir was cleaner on 818 of them; the average daily gap was 108 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Patna peaks in December, while Rajgir peaks in January. Patna logged 7.5% Severe days and 19.400000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rajgir was 0.6% Severe and 37.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Patna 30 days, Rajgir 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Patna has improved by 40 AQI points (18.9%) from 2016 to 2024; Rajgir has improved by 158 AQI points (56%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Patna reached AQI 491 at IGSC Planetarium Complex (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01; Rajgir hit AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31.
Station-level disparity
Patna spans 6 CPCB stations with a 39-point spread (min 154, max 193); Rajgir spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154).