Nagapattinam vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Nagapattinam 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, Nagapattinam averaged an AQI of 60 while Rourkela averaged 115 — a 55-point (92%) gap, with Rourkela the more polluted and Nagapattinam the cleaner of the two. On 46 days when both cities reported, Nagapattinam was cleaner on 46 of them; the average daily gap was 102 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Nagapattinam logged 0% Severe days and 91.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Nagapattinam 8 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Nagapattinam reached AQI 113 at Velippalayam (TNPCB) on 2024-12-16; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Nagapattinam spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 60, max 60); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).