Khanna vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Khanna 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, Khanna averaged an AQI of 102 while Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 28-point (38%) gap, with Khanna the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two. On 626 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 539 of them; the average daily gap was 42 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Khanna peaks in November, while Rishīkesh peaks in January. Khanna logged 0% Severe days and 61.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Khanna 60 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Khanna has worsened by 4 AQI points (4.1%) from 2023 to 2024; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Khanna reached AQI 297 at Kalal Majra (PPCB) on 2023-11-09; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Khanna spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 100, max 100); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).