Korba vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Korba 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, Korba averaged an AQI of 67 while Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 7-point (10%) gap, with Rishīkesh the more polluted and Korba the cleaner of the two. On 625 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 394 of them; the average daily gap was 33 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Korba logged 0% Severe days and 78.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Korba 83 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Korba has improved by 19 AQI points (22.1%) from 2022 to 2024; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Korba reached AQI 313 at Urja Nagar (CECB) on 2023-01-04; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Korba spans 2 CPCB stations with a 13-point spread (min 62, max 75); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).