Dewās vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dewās 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, Dewās averaged an AQI of 98 while Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 24-point (32%) gap, with Dewās the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two. On 572 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 448 of them; the average daily gap was 52 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dewās peaks in December, while Rishīkesh peaks in January. Dewās logged 0% Severe days and 47.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dewās 101 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Dewās has improved by 48 AQI points (32.9%) from 2017 to 2024; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Dewās reached AQI 327 at Bhopal Chauraha (MPPCB) on 2023-07-01; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Dewās spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 106, max 106); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).