Kannur vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kannur 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, Kannur averaged an AQI of 65 while Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 9-point (14%) gap, with Rishīkesh the more polluted and Kannur the cleaner of the two. On 404 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 244 of them; the average daily gap was 26 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kannur peaks in February, while Rishīkesh peaks in January. Kannur logged 0% Severe days and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kannur 103 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kannur has worsened by 11 AQI points (20.4%) from 2020 to 2024; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kannur reached AQI 258 at Thavakkara Kannur (PCB) on 2021-04-14; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Kannur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 66, max 66); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).