Panchkula vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Panchkula 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 2022, Panchkula averaged an AQI of 117 while Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 43-point (58%) gap, with Panchkula the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two.
Seasonality & days
Panchkula peaks in December, while Rishīkesh peaks in January. Panchkula logged 0.1% Severe days and 61.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Panchkula 60 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Panchkula has improved by 74 AQI points (38.7%) from 2017 to 2022; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Panchkula reached AQI 474 at Sector-6 Panchkula () on 2018-06-15; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Panchkula spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 102, max 102); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).