Hisar vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Hisar 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, Hisar averaged an AQI of 136 while Rourkela averaged 115 — a 21-point (18%) gap, with Hisar the more polluted and Rourkela the cleaner of the two. On 333 days when both cities reported, Rourkela was cleaner on 168 of them; the average daily gap was 53 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Hisar logged 1.6% Severe days and 29.700000000000003% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Hisar 34 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Hisar has improved by 39 AQI points (22.3%) from 2019 to 2024; Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Hisar reached AQI 490 at Urban Estate-II (HSPCB) on 2019-11-02; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Hisar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 168, max 168); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).