Rourkela vs Tumkur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Rourkela 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, Rourkela averaged an AQI of 115 while Tumkur averaged 88 — a 27-point (31%) gap, with Rourkela the more polluted and Tumkur the cleaner of the two. On 307 days when both cities reported, Tumkur was cleaner on 203 of them; the average daily gap was 60 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Rourkela peaks in November, while Tumkur peaks in December. Rourkela logged 0% Severe days and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tumkur was 0% Severe and 54% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Rourkela 60 days, Tumkur 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Rourkela has improved by 112 AQI points (49.3%) from 2022 to 2024; Tumkur has improved by 69 AQI points (43.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Rourkela reached AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01; Tumkur hit AQI 355 at Thimmalapura (KSPCB) on 2023-02-15.
Station-level disparity
Rourkela spans 3 CPCB stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135); Tumkur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 97, max 97).