Rishīkesh vs Tumkur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Rishīkesh and Tumkur.
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 Tumkur averaged 88 — a 14-point (19%) gap, with Tumkur the more polluted and Rishīkesh the cleaner of the two. On 472 days when both cities reported, Rishīkesh was cleaner on 335 of them; the average daily gap was 46 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Rishīkesh peaks in January, while Tumkur peaks in December. Rishīkesh logged 0% Severe days and 88.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tumkur was 0% Severe and 54% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Rishīkesh 95 days, Tumkur 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Rishīkesh has worsened by 21 AQI points (39.6%) from 2023 to 2024; Tumkur has improved by 69 AQI points (43.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Rishīkesh reached AQI 208 at Shivaji Nagar (UKPCB) on 2024-11-11; Tumkur hit AQI 355 at Thimmalapura (KSPCB) on 2023-02-15.
Station-level disparity
Rishīkesh spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 64, max 64); Tumkur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 97, max 97).