Charkhi Dādri vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Charkhi Dādri 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, Charkhi Dādri averaged an AQI of 145 while Rourkela averaged 115 — a 30-point (26%) gap, with Charkhi Dādri the more polluted and Rourkela the cleaner of the two. On 382 days when both cities reported, Charkhi Dādri was cleaner on 197 of them; the average daily gap was 58 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Charkhi Dādri logged 0.7% Severe days and 28% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Charkhi Dādri 48 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Charkhi Dādri has improved by 51 AQI points (26%) from 2020 to 2024; Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Charkhi Dādri reached AQI 470 at Mini Secretariat Charkhi (HSPCB) on 2021-11-12; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Charkhi Dādri 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).