Rishīkesh vs Surat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Rishīkesh and Surat.
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 Surat averaged 83 — a 9-point (12%) gap, with Surat the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two. On 486 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 338 of them; the average daily gap was 65 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Rishīkesh peaks in January, while Surat peaks in November. Rishīkesh logged 0% Severe days and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Surat was 0% Severe and 55.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Rishīkesh 95 days, Surat 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) from 2023 to 2024; Surat has improved by 139 AQI points (62.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Rishīkesh reached AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11; Surat hit AQI 384 at Science Center (SMC) on 2023-08-19.
Station-level disparity
Rishīkesh spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64); Surat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 123, max 123).