Rourkela vs Surat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Rourkela and Surat.
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 Surat averaged 83 — a 32-point (39%) gap, with Rourkela the more polluted and Surat the cleaner of the two. On 307 days when both cities reported, Surat was cleaner on 214 of them; the average daily gap was 78 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; Surat was 0% Severe and 55.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Rourkela 60 days, Surat 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) from 2022 to 2024; Surat has improved by 139 AQI points (62.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Rourkela reached AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01; Surat hit AQI 384 at Science Center (SMC) on 2023-08-19.
Station-level disparity
Rourkela spans 3 CPCB stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135); Surat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 123, max 123).