Rajgir vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Rajgir 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, Rajgir averaged an AQI of 124 while Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 50-point (68%) gap, with Rajgir the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two. On 479 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 386 of them; the average daily gap was 83 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Rajgir logged 0.6% Severe days and 37.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Rajgir 26 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Rajgir has improved by 158 AQI points (56%) from 2021 to 2024; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Rajgir reached AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Rajgir spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).