Rishīkesh vs Salem
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Rishīkesh and Salem.
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 Salem averaged 68 — a 6-point (9%) gap, with Rishīkesh the more polluted and Salem the cleaner of the two. On 290 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 162 of them; the average daily gap was 30 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Rishīkesh peaks in January, while Salem peaks in April. Rishīkesh logged 0% Severe days and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Salem was 0% Severe and 87.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Rishīkesh 95 days, Salem 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) from 2023 to 2024; Salem has improved by 5 AQI points (6.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Rishīkesh reached AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11; Salem hit AQI 214 at Sona College of Technology (TNPCB) on 2024-01-15.
Station-level disparity
Rishīkesh spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64); Salem spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 73, max 73).