Imphal vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Imphal 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, Imphal averaged an AQI of 110 while Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 36-point (49%) gap, with Imphal the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two. On 279 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 227 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Imphal peaks in October, while Rishīkesh peaks in January. Imphal logged 1.1% Severe days and 49.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Imphal 103 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Imphal has worsened by 23 AQI points (26.4%) from 2022 to 2024; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Imphal reached AQI 500 at University Imphal (PCB) on 2024-10-11; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Imphal spans 2 CPCB stations with a 4-point spread (min 97, max 101); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).