Rourkela vs Saharsa
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Rourkela and Saharsa.
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, Rourkela averaged an AQI of 115 while Saharsa averaged 139 — a 24-point (21%) gap, with Saharsa the more polluted and Rourkela the cleaner of the two. On 336 days when both cities reported, Saharsa was cleaner on 197 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Rourkela peaks in November, while Saharsa peaks in January. Rourkela logged 0% Severe days and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Saharsa was 1.4% Severe and 28.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Rourkela 60 days, Saharsa 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) from 2022 to 2024; Saharsa has improved by 139 AQI points (50%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Rourkela reached AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01; Saharsa hit AQI 454 at Police Line (BSPCB) on 2022-12-13.
Station-level disparity
Rourkela spans 3 CPCB stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135); Saharsa spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 188, max 188).