Buxar vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Buxar 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, Buxar averaged an AQI of 141 while Rourkela averaged 115 — a 26-point (23%) gap, with Buxar the more polluted and Rourkela the cleaner of the two. On 222 days when both cities reported, Rourkela was cleaner on 120 of them; the average daily gap was 56 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Buxar peaks in February, while Rourkela peaks in November. Buxar logged 0% Severe days and 39% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Buxar 13 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Buxar reached AQI 389 at Charitra Van (BSPCB) on 2024-02-11; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Buxar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).