Haldia vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Haldia 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, Haldia averaged an AQI of 90 while Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 16-point (22%) gap, with Haldia the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two. On 620 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 382 of them; the average daily gap was 42 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Haldia peaks in December, while Rishīkesh peaks in January. Haldia logged 0% Severe days and 65.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Haldia 51 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Haldia has worsened by 8 AQI points (9.8%) from 2023 to 2024; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Haldia reached AQI 322 at Priyambada Housing Estate (WBPCB) on 2024-11-26; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Haldia spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 86, max 86); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).