Bidar vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bidar 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, Bidar averaged an AQI of 85 while Rourkela averaged 115 — a 30-point (35%) gap, with Rourkela the more polluted and Bidar the cleaner of the two. On 276 days when both cities reported, Bidar was cleaner on 238 of them; the average daily gap was 72 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bidar peaks in January, while Rourkela peaks in November. Bidar logged 0.1% Severe days and 72.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bidar 24 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bidar has worsened by 1 AQI points (1.2%) from 2021 to 2024; Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bidar reached AQI 437 at Naubad (KSPCB) on 2022-01-25; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Bidar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 84, max 84); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).