Noida vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Noida 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, Noida averaged an AQI of 182 while Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 108-point (146%) gap, with Noida the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two. On 340 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 340 of them; the average daily gap was 141 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Noida peaks in November, while Rishīkesh peaks in January. Noida logged 8.9% Severe days and 16.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Noida 14 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Noida has improved by 79 AQI points (30.3%) from 2017 to 2024; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Noida reached AQI 500 at Sector-1 (UPPCB) on 2019-11-01; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Noida spans 4 CPCB stations with a 15-point spread (min 195, max 210); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).