Ratlam vs Rishīkesh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ratlam 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, Ratlam averaged an AQI of 113 while Rishīkesh averaged 74 — a 39-point (53%) gap, with Ratlam the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two. On 603 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 516 of them; the average daily gap was 46 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ratlam peaks in November, while Rishīkesh peaks in January. Ratlam logged 0% Severe days and 46.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rishīkesh was 0% Severe and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ratlam 59 days, Rishīkesh 95 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ratlam has improved by 19 AQI points (14.4%) from 2018 to 2024; Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ratlam reached AQI 302 at Shasthri Nagar Ratlam (Lab) on 2020-11-11; Rishīkesh hit AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Ratlam spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 103, max 103); Rishīkesh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64).