Hanumāngarh vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hanumāngarh 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, Hanumāngarh averaged an AQI of 178 while Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 104-point (141%) gap, with Hanumāngarh the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two. On 566 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 553 of them; the average daily gap was 121 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Hanumāngarh logged 2.8% Severe days and 20% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hanumāngarh 22 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hanumāngarh has improved by 13 AQI points (6.8%) from 2023 to 2024; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hanumāngarh reached AQI 447 at Housing Board (RSPCB) on 2023-11-25; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Hanumāngarh spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 184, max 184); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).