Rishīkesh vs Sagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Rishīkesh and Sagar.
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 Sagar averaged 96 — a 22-point (30%) gap, with Sagar the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two. On 340 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 278 of them; the average daily gap was 50 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Rishīkesh peaks in January, while Sagar peaks in November. Rishīkesh logged 0% Severe days and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sagar was 0% Severe and 69.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Rishīkesh 95 days, Sagar 57 days.
Year-over-year progress
Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) from 2023 to 2024; Sagar has worsened by 24 AQI points (33.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Rishīkesh reached AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11; Sagar hit AQI 347 at Civil Lines (MPPCB) on 2024-12-25.
Station-level disparity
Rishīkesh spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64); Sagar spans 2 stations with a 45-point spread (min 73, max 118).