Korba vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Korba 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, Korba averaged an AQI of 67 while Rourkela averaged 115 — a 48-point (72%) gap, with Rourkela the more polluted and Korba the cleaner of the two. On 347 days when both cities reported, Korba was cleaner on 312 of them; the average daily gap was 66 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Korba peaks in January, while Rourkela peaks in November. Korba logged 0% Severe days and 78.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Korba 83 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Korba has improved by 19 AQI points (22.1%) from 2022 to 2024; Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Korba reached AQI 313 at Urja Nagar (CECB) on 2023-01-04; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Korba spans 2 CPCB stations with a 13-point spread (min 62, max 75); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).