Sikar vs Tālcher
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Sikar and Tālcher.
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, Sikar averaged an AQI of 139 while Tālcher averaged 127 — a 12-point (9%) gap, with Sikar the more polluted and Tālcher the cleaner of the two. On 225 days when both cities reported, Tālcher was cleaner on 155 of them; the average daily gap was 56 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Sikar peaks in January, while Tālcher peaks in December. Sikar logged 0.2% Severe days and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tālcher was 0.2% Severe and 43.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Sikar 32 days, Tālcher 44 days.
Year-over-year progress
Sikar has worsened by 4 AQI points (3%) from 2023 to 2024; Tālcher has improved by 63 AQI points (33.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Sikar reached AQI 452 at Radhakishan Pura (RSPCB) on 2023-11-16; Tālcher hit AQI 414 at Talcher (OSPCB) on 2018-11-27.
Station-level disparity
Sikar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 137, max 137); Tālcher spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 132, max 132).