Rishīkesh vs Shillong
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Rishīkesh and Shillong.
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 Shillong averaged 75 — a 1-point (1%) gap, with Shillong the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two. On 182 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 90 of them; the average daily gap was 36 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Rishīkesh peaks in January, while Shillong peaks in February. Rishīkesh logged 0% Severe days and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Shillong was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Rishīkesh 95 days, Shillong 113 days.
Year-over-year progress
Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) from 2023 to 2024; Shillong has worsened by 41 AQI points (120.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Rishīkesh reached AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11; Shillong hit AQI 212 at Lumpyngngad Shillong (PCB) on 2024-02-19.
Station-level disparity
Rishīkesh spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64); Shillong spans 2 stations with a 2-point spread (min 42, max 44).