Bikaner vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bikaner 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, Bikaner averaged an AQI of 154 while Rourkela averaged 115 — a 39-point (34%) gap, with Bikaner the more polluted and Rourkela the cleaner of the two. On 356 days when both cities reported, Rourkela was cleaner on 211 of them; the average daily gap was 56 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bikaner peaks in January, while Rourkela peaks in November. Bikaner logged 0.1% Severe days and 21.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bikaner 15 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bikaner has improved by 16 AQI points (9.4%) from 2023 to 2024; Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bikaner reached AQI 403 at MM Ground (RSPCB) on 2024-11-17; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Bikaner spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).