Angul vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Angul 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, Angul averaged an AQI of 149 while Rourkela averaged 115 — a 34-point (30%) gap, with Angul the more polluted and Rourkela the cleaner of the two. On 339 days when both cities reported, Rourkela was cleaner on 180 of them; the average daily gap was 43 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Angul peaks in January, while Rourkela peaks in November. Angul logged 0% Severe days and 32.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Angul 23 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Angul has improved by 89 AQI points (37.4%) from 2023 to 2024; Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Angul reached AQI 370 at Hakimapada (OSPCB) on 2024-01-29; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Angul spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 163, max 163); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).