Rourkela vs Sonipat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Rourkela and Sonipat.
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 Sonipat averaged 134 — a 19-point (17%) gap, with Sonipat the more polluted and Rourkela the cleaner of the two. On 319 days when both cities reported, Sonipat was cleaner on 185 of them; the average daily gap was 62 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Rourkela logged 0% Severe days and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sonipat was 0.8% Severe and 26.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Rourkela 60 days, Sonipat 21 days.
Year-over-year progress
Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) from 2022 to 2024; Sonipat has improved by 220 AQI points (62.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Rourkela reached AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01; Sonipat hit AQI 455 at Murthal (HSPCB) on 2023-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Rourkela spans 3 CPCB stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135); Sonipat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162).