Pithampur vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Pithampur 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, Pithampur averaged an AQI of 117 while Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 43-point (58%) gap, with Pithampur the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two. On 632 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 560 of them; the average daily gap was 56 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Pithampur peaks in December, while Rishīkesh peaks in January. Pithampur logged 0% Severe days and 41% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Pithampur 101 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Pithampur has improved by 57 AQI points (32.8%) from 2017 to 2024; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Pithampur reached AQI 310 at Sector-2 Industrial Area (MPPCB) on 2017-12-08; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Pithampur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 114, max 114); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).