Purnia vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Purnia 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, Purnia averaged an AQI of 133 while Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 59-point (80%) gap, with Purnia the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two. On 483 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 431 of them; the average daily gap was 90 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Purnia logged 3.7% Severe days and 33.699999999999996% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Purnia 14 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Purnia has improved by 163 AQI points (55.1%) from 2021 to 2024; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Purnia reached AQI 460 at Mariam Nagar (BSPCB) on 2022-12-15; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Purnia spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 176, max 176); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).