Alwar vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Alwar 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, Alwar averaged an AQI of 88 while Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 14-point (19%) gap, with Alwar the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two. On 634 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 525 of them; the average daily gap was 35 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Alwar peaks in November, while Rishīkesh peaks in January. Alwar logged 0% Severe days and 70.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Alwar 97 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Alwar has improved by 125 AQI points (58.7%) from 2017 to 2024; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Alwar reached AQI 356 at Moti Doongri (RSPCB) on 2017-11-11; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Alwar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 95, max 95); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).