Rajgir vs Tiruchirappalli
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Rajgir and Tiruchirappalli.
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 Tiruchirappalli averaged 50 — a 74-point (148%) gap, with Rajgir the more polluted and Tiruchirappalli the cleaner of the two. On 63 days when both cities reported, Tiruchirappalli was cleaner on 63 of them; the average daily gap was 140 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; Tiruchirappalli was 0% Severe and 96.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Rajgir 26 days, Tiruchirappalli 46 days.
Year-over-year progress
Rajgir has improved by 158 AQI points (56%) from 2021 to 2024; Tiruchirappalli has improved by 23 AQI points (31.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Rajgir reached AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31; Tiruchirappalli hit AQI 114 at St Joseph College (TNPCB) on 2024-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Rajgir spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154); Tiruchirappalli spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 52, max 52).