Darbhanga vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Darbhanga 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 2023, Darbhanga averaged an AQI of 365 while Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 291-point (393%) gap, with Darbhanga the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two.
Seasonality & days
Darbhanga peaks in December, while Rishīkesh peaks in January. Darbhanga logged 7.1% Severe days and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Darbhanga 20 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Darbhanga has worsened by 116 AQI points (46.6%) from 2021 to 2023; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Darbhanga reached AQI 473 at Town Hall Lal Bagh (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Darbhanga spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 208, max 208); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).