Rishīkesh vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Rishīkesh 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
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Rishīkesh averaged an AQI of 74 while Rourkela averaged 115 — a 41-point (55%) gap, with Rourkela the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two. On 338 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 298 of them; the average daily gap was 70 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Rishīkesh peaks in January, while Rourkela peaks in November. Rishīkesh logged 0% Severe days and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Rishīkesh 95 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) from 2023 to 2024; Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Rishīkesh reached AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Rishīkesh spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).