Kolār vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Kolār 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, Kolār averaged an AQI of 65 while Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 9-point (14%) gap, with Rishīkesh the more polluted and Kolār the cleaner of the two. On 396 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 242 of them; the average daily gap was 34 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Kolār peaks in September, while Rishīkesh peaks in January. Kolār logged 0.9% Severe days and 85.30000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Kolār 17 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Kolār has improved by 56 AQI points (46.3%) from 2018 to 2024; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Kolār reached AQI 500 at Tamaka Ind Area (KSPCB) on 2018-09-18; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Kolār spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).