Gadag vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gadag 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, Gadag averaged an AQI of 53 while Rourkela averaged 115 — a 62-point (117%) gap, with Rourkela the more polluted and Gadag the cleaner of the two. On 351 days when both cities reported, Gadag was cleaner on 331 of them; the average daily gap was 87 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gadag peaks in March, while Rourkela peaks in November. Gadag logged 0.3% Severe days and 96.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gadag 50 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gadag has worsened by 10 AQI points (23.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gadag reached AQI 500 at Panchal Nagar (KSPCB) on 2022-12-10; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Gadag spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 54, max 54); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).