Davanagere vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Davanagere 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, Davanagere averaged an AQI of 57 while Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 17-point (30%) gap, with Rishīkesh the more polluted and Davanagere the cleaner of the two. On 531 days when both cities reported, Davanagere was cleaner on 323 of them; the average daily gap was 30 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Davanagere peaks in March, while Rishīkesh peaks in January. Davanagere logged 0% Severe days and 89.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Davanagere 35 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Davanagere has worsened by 5 AQI points (9.6%) from 2021 to 2024; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Davanagere reached AQI 233 at Devaraj Urs Badavane (KSPCB) on 2023-11-15; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Davanagere spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).