Delhi vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Delhi 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, Delhi averaged an AQI of 210 while Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 136-point (184%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two. On 643 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 643 of them; the average daily gap was 229 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Delhi peaks in November, while Rishīkesh peaks in January. Delhi logged 18.7% Severe days and 1.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Delhi 3 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Delhi has improved by 42 AQI points (16.7%) from 2016 to 2024; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Delhi reached AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Delhi spans 39 CPCB stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).