Rishīkesh vs Tirunelveli
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Rishīkesh and Tirunelveli.
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 Tirunelveli averaged 30 — a 44-point (147%) gap, with Rishīkesh the more polluted and Tirunelveli the cleaner of the two. On 111 days when both cities reported, Tirunelveli was cleaner on 100 of them; the average daily gap was 33 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Rishīkesh peaks in January, while Tirunelveli peaks in October. Rishīkesh logged 0% Severe days and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tirunelveli was 0% Severe and 100% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Rishīkesh 95 days, Tirunelveli 31 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Rishīkesh reached AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11; Tirunelveli hit AQI 42 at Municipal Corporation Office (TNPCB) on 2024-10-30.
Station-level disparity
Rishīkesh spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64); Tirunelveli spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 30, max 30).