Kalaburagi vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kalaburagi 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, Kalaburagi averaged an AQI of 49 while Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 25-point (51%) gap, with Rishīkesh the more polluted and Kalaburagi the cleaner of the two. On 331 days when both cities reported, Kalaburagi was cleaner on 201 of them; the average daily gap was 31 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kalaburagi peaks in December, while Rishīkesh peaks in January. Kalaburagi logged 0.6% Severe days and 69.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kalaburagi 120 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kalaburagi has improved by 56 AQI points (53.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kalaburagi reached AQI 500 at Lal Bahadur Shastri Nagar (KSPCB) on 2020-10-26; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Kalaburagi spans 2 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 43, max 83); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).