Hisar vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hisar 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, Hisar averaged an AQI of 136 while Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 62-point (84%) gap, with Hisar the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two. On 291 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 263 of them; the average daily gap was 66 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Hisar peaks in November, while Rishīkesh peaks in January. Hisar logged 1.6% Severe days and 29.700000000000003% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hisar 34 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hisar has improved by 39 AQI points (22.3%) from 2019 to 2024; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hisar reached AQI 490 at Urban Estate-II (HSPCB) on 2019-11-02; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Hisar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 168, max 168); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).