Dhanbad vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dhanbad 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, Dhanbad averaged an AQI of 161 while Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 87-point (118%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two. On 207 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 190 of them; the average daily gap was 95 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dhanbad peaks in November, while Rishīkesh peaks in January. Dhanbad logged 0.4% Severe days and 3.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dhanbad 2 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Dhanbad reached AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Dhanbad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).