Rajgir vs Surat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Rajgir and Surat.
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 Surat averaged 83 — a 41-point (49%) gap, with Rajgir the more polluted and Surat the cleaner of the two. On 486 days when both cities reported, Surat was cleaner on 335 of them; the average daily gap was 78 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Rajgir peaks in January, while Surat peaks in November. Rajgir logged 0.6% Severe days and 37.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Surat was 0% Severe and 55.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Rajgir 26 days, Surat 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Rajgir has improved by 158 AQI points (56%) from 2021 to 2024; Surat has improved by 139 AQI points (62.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Rajgir reached AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31; Surat hit AQI 384 at Science Center (SMC) on 2023-08-19.
Station-level disparity
Rajgir spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154); Surat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 123, max 123).