Rishīkesh vs Tirupati
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Rishīkesh and Tirupati.
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 Tirupati averaged 75 — a 1-point (1%) gap, with Tirupati the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two. On 405 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 234 of them; the average daily gap was 38 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Rishīkesh peaks in January, while Tirupati peaks in April. Rishīkesh logged 0% Severe days and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tirupati was 0% Severe and 84% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Rishīkesh 95 days, Tirupati 36 days.
Year-over-year progress
Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) from 2023 to 2024; Tirupati has improved by 20 AQI points (21.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Rishīkesh reached AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11; Tirupati hit AQI 263 at Vaikuntapuram (APPCB) on 2022-11-16.
Station-level disparity
Rishīkesh spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64); Tirupati spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 75, max 75).