Kishanganj vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kishanganj 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, Kishanganj averaged an AQI of 144 while Rourkela averaged 115 — a 29-point (25%) gap, with Kishanganj the more polluted and Rourkela the cleaner of the two. On 299 days when both cities reported, Kishanganj was cleaner on 149 of them; the average daily gap was 53 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kishanganj peaks in January, while Rourkela peaks in November. Kishanganj logged 0.2% Severe days and 37.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kishanganj 23 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kishanganj has improved by 136 AQI points (48.6%) from 2021 to 2024; Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kishanganj reached AQI 417 at SDM Office Khagra (BSPCB) on 2022-02-01; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Kishanganj spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 156, max 156); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).