Pithampur vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Pithampur 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, Pithampur averaged an AQI of 117 while Rourkela averaged 115 — a 2-point (2%) gap, with Pithampur the more polluted and Rourkela the cleaner of the two. On 394 days when both cities reported, Pithampur was cleaner on 255 of them; the average daily gap was 50 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Pithampur peaks in December, while Rourkela peaks in November. Pithampur logged 0% Severe days and 41% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Pithampur 101 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Pithampur has improved by 57 AQI points (32.8%) from 2017 to 2024; Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Pithampur reached AQI 310 at Sector-2 Industrial Area (MPPCB) on 2017-12-08; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Pithampur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 114, max 114); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).