Damoh vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Damoh 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, Damoh averaged an AQI of 87 while Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 13-point (18%) gap, with Damoh the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two. On 429 days when both cities reported, Damoh was cleaner on 228 of them; the average daily gap was 32 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Damoh peaks in December, while Rishīkesh peaks in January. Damoh logged 0% Severe days and 76.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Damoh 56 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Damoh has improved by 118 AQI points (57.6%) from 2018 to 2024; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Damoh reached AQI 358 at Shrivastav Colony (MPPCB) on 2018-12-27; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Damoh spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 75, max 75); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).