Aizawl vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Aizawl and Rishīkesh.
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, Aizawl averaged an AQI of 46 while Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 28-point (61%) gap, with Rishīkesh the more polluted and Aizawl the cleaner of the two. On 551 days when both cities reported, Aizawl was cleaner on 387 of them; the average daily gap was 34 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Aizawl peaks in March, while Rishīkesh peaks in January. Aizawl logged 0% Severe days and 94.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Aizawl 76 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Aizawl has worsened by 16 AQI points (53.3%) from 2020 to 2024; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Aizawl reached AQI 208 at Sikulpuikawn Aizawl (PCB) on 2021-01-20; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Aizawl spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 43, max 43); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).