Jaisalmer vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Jaisalmer 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, Jaisalmer averaged an AQI of 125 while Rourkela averaged 115 — a 10-point (9%) gap, with Jaisalmer the more polluted and Rourkela the cleaner of the two. On 351 days when both cities reported, Jaisalmer was cleaner on 206 of them; the average daily gap was 53 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Jaisalmer peaks in January, while Rourkela peaks in November. Jaisalmer logged 0% Severe days and 37.699999999999996% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Jaisalmer 18 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Jaisalmer has improved by 6 AQI points (4.6%) from 2023 to 2024; Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Jaisalmer reached AQI 374 at Sadar Bazar (RSPCB) on 2024-12-22; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Jaisalmer spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 127, max 127); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).