Maihar vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Maihar 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, Maihar averaged an AQI of 59 while Rourkela averaged 115 — a 56-point (95%) gap, with Rourkela the more polluted and Maihar the cleaner of the two. On 253 days when both cities reported, Maihar was cleaner on 240 of them; the average daily gap was 105 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Maihar peaks in December, while Rourkela peaks in November. Maihar logged 0% Severe days and 94.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Maihar 72 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Maihar has improved by 9 AQI points (13.2%) from 2019 to 2024; Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Maihar reached AQI 262 at Sahilara Maihar (Cements) on 2022-08-25; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Maihar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).