Bilaspur vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bilaspur 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, Bilaspur averaged an AQI of 61 while Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 13-point (21%) gap, with Rishīkesh the more polluted and Bilaspur the cleaner of the two. On 529 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 298 of them; the average daily gap was 30 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bilaspur peaks in December, while Rishīkesh peaks in January. Bilaspur logged 0% Severe days and 88% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bilaspur 66 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bilaspur has improved by 22 AQI points (26.5%) from 2021 to 2024; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bilaspur reached AQI 259 at Mangala (NTPC) on 2023-03-09; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Bilaspur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 69, max 69); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).