Rishīkesh vs Solapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Rishīkesh and Solapur.
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 Solapur averaged 96 — a 22-point (30%) gap, with Solapur the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two. On 340 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 295 of them; the average daily gap was 56 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Rishīkesh peaks in January, while Solapur peaks in March. Rishīkesh logged 0% Severe days and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Solapur was 0% Severe and 52.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Rishīkesh 95 days, Solapur 61 days.
Year-over-year progress
Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) from 2023 to 2024; Solapur has improved by 45 AQI points (31.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Rishīkesh reached AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11; Solapur hit AQI 266 at Solapur (MPCB) on 2018-03-03.
Station-level disparity
Rishīkesh spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64); Solapur spans 3 stations with a 10-point spread (min 88, max 98).