Aizawl vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Aizawl and Rourkela.
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 Rourkela averaged 115 — a 69-point (150%) gap, with Rourkela the more polluted and Aizawl the cleaner of the two. On 375 days when both cities reported, Aizawl was cleaner on 368 of them; the average daily gap was 99 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Aizawl peaks in March, while Rourkela peaks in November. Aizawl logged 0% Severe days and 94.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Aizawl 76 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Aizawl has worsened by 16 AQI points (53.3%) from 2020 to 2024; Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Aizawl reached AQI 208 at Sikulpuikawn Aizawl (PCB) on 2021-01-20; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Aizawl spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 43, max 43); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).