Pratapgarh vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Pratapgarh 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, Pratapgarh averaged an AQI of 93 while Rourkela averaged 115 — a 22-point (24%) gap, with Rourkela the more polluted and Pratapgarh the cleaner of the two. On 350 days when both cities reported, Pratapgarh was cleaner on 278 of them; the average daily gap was 52 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Pratapgarh logged 0% Severe days and 59.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Pratapgarh 49 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Pratapgarh has improved by 10 AQI points (9.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Pratapgarh reached AQI 314 at Pragati Nagar (RSPCB) on 2023-12-25; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Pratapgarh spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 97, max 97); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).