Moradabad vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Moradabad 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, Moradabad averaged an AQI of 99 while Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 25-point (34%) gap, with Moradabad the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two. On 340 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 316 of them; the average daily gap was 56 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Moradabad peaks in November, while Rishīkesh peaks in January. Moradabad logged 2.8% Severe days and 25% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Moradabad 55 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Moradabad has improved by 223 AQI points (69.3%) from 2017 to 2024; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Moradabad reached AQI 489 at Lajpat Nagar (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Moradabad spans 7 CPCB stations with a 114-point spread (min 96, max 210); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).