Bhilai vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilai 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, Bhilai averaged an AQI of 73 while Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 1-point (1%) gap, with Rishīkesh the more polluted and Bhilai the cleaner of the two. On 643 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 465 of them; the average daily gap was 34 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhilai peaks in November, while Rishīkesh peaks in January. Bhilai logged 0% Severe days and 71.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilai 119 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilai reached AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Bhilai spans 3 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).