Dehradun vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dehradun 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, Dehradun averaged an AQI of 106 while Rourkela averaged 115 — a 9-point (8%) gap, with Rourkela the more polluted and Dehradun the cleaner of the two. On 354 days when both cities reported, Dehradun was cleaner on 255 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dehradun peaks in January, while Rourkela peaks in November. Dehradun logged 0% Severe days and 62.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dehradun 41 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Dehradun has worsened by 19 AQI points (21.8%) from 2022 to 2024; Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Dehradun reached AQI 327 at Doon University (UKPCB) on 2024-01-19; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Dehradun spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 98, max 98); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).