Rajgir vs Sikar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Rajgir and Sikar.
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 Sikar averaged 139 — a 15-point (12%) gap, with Sikar the more polluted and Rajgir the cleaner of the two. On 471 days when both cities reported, Rajgir was cleaner on 276 of them; the average daily gap was 51 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Rajgir logged 0.6% Severe days and 37.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sikar was 0.2% Severe and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Rajgir 26 days, Sikar 32 days.
Year-over-year progress
Rajgir has improved by 158 AQI points (56%) from 2021 to 2024; Sikar has worsened by 4 AQI points (3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Rajgir reached AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31; Sikar hit AQI 452 at Radhakishan Pura (RSPCB) on 2023-11-16.
Station-level disparity
Rajgir spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154); Sikar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137).