Mahād vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Mahād 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, Mahād averaged an AQI of 90 while Rourkela averaged 115 — a 25-point (28%) gap, with Rourkela the more polluted and Mahād the cleaner of the two. On 337 days when both cities reported, Mahād was cleaner on 289 of them; the average daily gap was 56 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Mahād logged 0% Severe days and 63.699999999999996% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Mahād 49 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Mahād has worsened by 6 AQI points (7.1%) from 2023 to 2024; Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Mahād reached AQI 242 at Kamble Tarf Birwadi (MPCB) on 2023-11-19; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Mahād spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).