Mumbai vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Mumbai 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, Mumbai averaged an AQI of 93 while Rourkela averaged 115 — a 22-point (24%) gap, with Rourkela the more polluted and Mumbai the cleaner of the two. On 395 days when both cities reported, Rourkela was cleaner on 287 of them; the average daily gap was 66 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Mumbai peaks in December, while Rourkela peaks in November. Mumbai logged 0.5% Severe days and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Mumbai 58 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Mumbai has improved by 4 AQI points (4.1%) from 2016 to 2024; Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Mumbai reached AQI 500 at Vile Parle West (MPCB) on 2022-08-15; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Mumbai spans 29 CPCB stations with a 74-point spread (min 77, max 151); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).