Kadapa vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kadapa 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, Kadapa averaged an AQI of 62 while Rourkela averaged 115 — a 53-point (85%) gap, with Rourkela the more polluted and Kadapa the cleaner of the two. On 243 days when both cities reported, Kadapa was cleaner on 227 of them; the average daily gap was 83 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kadapa peaks in February, while Rourkela peaks in November. Kadapa logged 0% Severe days and 87.80000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kadapa 72 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kadapa has improved by 6 AQI points (8.8%) from 2023 to 2024; Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kadapa reached AQI 260 at Yerramukkapalli (APPCB) on 2024-12-11; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Kadapa spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 65, max 65); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).