Mangalore vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Mangalore 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, Mangalore averaged an AQI of 61 while Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 13-point (21%) gap, with Rishīkesh the more polluted and Mangalore the cleaner of the two. On 592 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 353 of them; the average daily gap was 31 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Mangalore peaks in February, while Rishīkesh peaks in January. Mangalore logged 0% Severe days and 87.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Mangalore 64 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Mangalore has improved by 9 AQI points (12.9%) from 2021 to 2024; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Mangalore reached AQI 235 at Kadri (KSPCB) on 2023-11-17; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Mangalore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).