Asansol vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Asansol 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, Asansol averaged an AQI of 145 while Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 71-point (96%) gap, with Asansol the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two. On 340 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 315 of them; the average daily gap was 103 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Asansol peaks in December, while Rishīkesh peaks in January. Asansol logged 0% Severe days and 43.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Asansol 44 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Asansol has worsened by 12 AQI points (9%) from 2018 to 2024; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Asansol reached AQI 394 at Court Area (WBPCB) on 2022-12-13; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Asansol spans 4 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 123, max 163); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).