Ranipet vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ranipet 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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Ranipet | Rourkela |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 8.00 | 107.60 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 10.00 | 119.70 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 11.40 | 48.00 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 4.50 | 17.00 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 41.00 | 26.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 186.00 | 365.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Ranipet averaged an AQI of 75 while Rourkela averaged 115 — a 40-point (53%) gap, with Rourkela the more polluted and Ranipet the cleaner of the two. On 61 days when both cities reported, Ranipet was cleaner on 57 of them; the average daily gap was 94 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Ranipet logged 0% Severe days and 67.80000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ranipet 10 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Ranipet reached AQI 224 at VOC Nagar SIPCOT (TNPCB) on 2024-12-17; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Ranipet spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 75, max 75); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).
Verdict
🏆 Ranipet has better air quality with an AQI of 13 compared to Rourkela's 259. That's a significant difference of 246 points.