Ratlam vs Sikar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ratlam 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, Ratlam averaged an AQI of 113 while Sikar averaged 139 — a 26-point (23%) gap, with Sikar the more polluted and Ratlam the cleaner of the two. On 603 days when both cities reported, Ratlam was cleaner on 443 of them; the average daily gap was 44 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ratlam peaks in November, while Sikar peaks in January. Ratlam logged 0% Severe days and 46.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sikar was 0.2% Severe and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ratlam 59 days, Sikar 32 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ratlam has improved by 19 AQI points (14.4%) from 2018 to 2024; Sikar has worsened by 4 AQI points (3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ratlam reached AQI 302 at Shasthri Nagar Ratlam (Lab) on 2020-11-11; Sikar hit AQI 452 at Radhakishan Pura (RSPCB) on 2023-11-16.
Station-level disparity
Ratlam spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 103, max 103); Sikar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137).