Ajmer vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ajmer 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 2022, Ajmer averaged an AQI of 112 while Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 38-point (51%) gap, with Ajmer the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two.
Seasonality & days
Ajmer peaks in November, while Rishīkesh peaks in January. Ajmer logged 0% Severe days and 54.300000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ajmer 94 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ajmer has improved by 22 AQI points (16.4%) from 2017 to 2022; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ajmer reached AQI 357 at Civil Lines (RSPCB) on 2021-03-31; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Ajmer spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 102, max 102); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).