Rishīkesh vs Thanjavur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Rishīkesh and Thanjavur.
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 Thanjavur averaged 42 — a 32-point (76%) gap, with Rishīkesh the more polluted and Thanjavur the cleaner of the two. On 65 days when both cities reported, Thanjavur was cleaner on 62 of them; the average daily gap was 40 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Rishīkesh peaks in January, while Thanjavur peaks in November. Rishīkesh logged 0% Severe days and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thanjavur was 0% Severe and 98.60000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Rishīkesh 95 days, Thanjavur 21 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Rishīkesh reached AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11; Thanjavur hit AQI 140 at Parisutham Nagar (TNPCB) on 2024-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Rishīkesh spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64); Thanjavur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42).