Rajgir vs Salem
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Rajgir and Salem.
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, Rajgir averaged an AQI of 124 while Salem averaged 68 — a 56-point (82%) gap, with Rajgir the more polluted and Salem the cleaner of the two. On 305 days when both cities reported, Salem was cleaner on 249 of them; the average daily gap was 113 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Rajgir peaks in January, while Salem peaks in April. Rajgir logged 0.6% Severe days and 37.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Salem was 0% Severe and 87.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Rajgir 26 days, Salem 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
Rajgir has improved by 158 AQI points (56%) from 2021 to 2024; Salem has improved by 5 AQI points (6.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Rajgir reached AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31; Salem hit AQI 214 at Sona College of Technology (TNPCB) on 2024-01-15.
Station-level disparity
Rajgir spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154); Salem spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 73, max 73).