Raipur vs Sikar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Raipur and Sikar.
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, Raipur averaged an AQI of 74 while Sikar averaged 139 — a 65-point (88%) gap, with Sikar the more polluted and Raipur the cleaner of the two. On 640 days when both cities reported, Raipur was cleaner on 497 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Raipur peaks in November, while Sikar peaks in January. Raipur logged 0% Severe days and 54.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sikar was 0.2% Severe and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Raipur 70 days, Sikar 32 days.
Year-over-year progress
Raipur has improved by 64 AQI points (46.4%) from 2022 to 2024; Sikar has worsened by 4 AQI points (3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Raipur reached AQI 226 at AIIMS (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Sikar hit AQI 452 at Radhakishan Pura (RSPCB) on 2023-11-16.
Station-level disparity
Raipur spans 4 CPCB stations with a 42-point spread (min 63, max 105); Sikar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137).