AQI in Rishikesh Today (Thursday, January 15) - Air Quality in Rishikesh

As of Today, Rishikesh AQI level is 126 which is recorded as Poor category. This level is 46 point(s) higher compared to the previous day. The AQI , a standard measure of air quality, offers insights into the concentration of pollutants in the air, ranging from harmful particles to gases like carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide.

Rishikesh's AQI

Rishikesh, AQI Thursday, January 15

Agartala,TR

Agra,UP

Ahmedabad,GJ

Ahmednagar,MH

Aizawl,MZ

Ajmer,RJ

Akola,MH

Alwar,RJ

Amaravati,AP

Ambala,HR

Amravati,MH

Amritsar,PB

Anantapur,AP

Angul,OR

Ankleshwar,GJ

Araria,BR

Ariyalur,TN

Arrah,BR

Asansol,WB

Aurangabad,BR

Aurangabad,MH

Aurangabad (Bihar),BR

Baddi,HP

Badlapur,MH

Bagalkot,KA

Baghpat,UP

Baghpat Very,UP

Bahadurgarh,HR

Balasore,OR

Ballabgarh,HR

Banswara,RJ

Baran,RJ

Barbil,OR

Bareilly,UP

Baripada,OR

Barmer,RJ

Barrackpore,WB

Bathinda,PB

Begusarai,BR

Belapur,MH

Belgaum,KA

Bengaluru,KA

Bettiah,BR

Bhagalpur,BR

Bharatpur,RJ

Bhilai,CT

Bhilwara,RJ

Bhiwadi,RJ

Bhiwandi,MH

Bhiwani,HR

Bhopal,MP

Bhubaneswar,OR

Bidar,KA

Bihar Sharif,BR

Bikaner,RJ

Bilaspur,CT

Bileipada,OR

Boisar,MH

Brajrajnagar,OR

Bulandshahr,UP

Bulandshahr Very,UP

Bundi,RJ

Buxar,BR

Byasanagar,OR

Byrnihat,AS

Chamarajanagar,KA

Chandigarh,CH

Chandrapur,MH

Charkhi Dadri,HR

Charkhi Dadri Very,HR

Chengalpattu,TN

Chennai,TN

Chhal,CT

Chhapra,BR

Chikkaballapur,KA

Chikkamagaluru,KA

Chittoor,AP

Chittorgarh,RJ

Churu,RJ

Coimbatore,TN

Cuddalore,TN

Cuttack,OR

Damoh,MP

Dausa,RJ

Davanagere,KA

Dehradun,UA

Delhi,DL

Dewas,MP

Dhanbad,JH

Dharuhera,HR

Dharwad,KA

Dholpur,RJ

Dhule,MH

Dindigul,TN

Dungarpur,RJ

Durgapur,WB

Eloor,KL

Faridabad,HR

Fatehabad,HR

Firozabad,UP

Gadag,KA

Gandhinagar,GJ

Gangtok,SK

Gaya,BR

Ghaziabad,UP

Gorakhpur,UP

Greater Noida,UP

Gummidipoondi,TN

Gurugram,HR

Guwahati,AS

Gwalior,MP

Hajipur,BR

Haldia,WB

Hanumangarh,RJ

Hapur,UP

Hapur Very,UP

Hassan,KA

Haveri,KA

Hisar,HR

Hosur,TN

Howrah,WB

Hubballi,KA

Hyderabad,TG

Imphal,MN

Indore,MP

Jabalpur,MP

Jaipur,RJ

Jaisalmer,RJ

Jalandhar,PB

Jalgaon,MH

Jalna,MH

Jalore,RJ

Jhalawar,RJ

Jhansi,UP

Jhunjhunu,RJ

Jind,HR

Jodhpur,RJ

Jorapokhar,JH

Kadapa,AP

Kaithal,HR

Kalaburagi,KA

Kalyan,MH

Kanchipuram,TN

Kannur,KL

Kanpur,UP

Karauli,RJ

Karnal,HR

Karur,TN

Karwar,KA

Kashipur,UA

Katihar,BR

Katni,MP

Keonjhar,OR

Khanna,PB

Khurja,UP

Khurja Very,UP

Kishanganj,BR

Kohima,NL

Kolar,KA

Kolhapur,MH

Kolkata,WB

Kollam,KL

Koppal,KA

Korba,CT

Kota,RJ

Kunjemura,CT

Kurukshetra,HR

Latur,MH

Lucknow,UP

Ludhiana,PB

Madikeri,KA

Madurai,TN

Mahad,MH

Maihar,MP

Malegaon,MH

Mandi Gobindgarh,PB

Mandideep,MP

Mandikhera,HR

Manesar,HR

Mangalore,KA

Manguraha,BR

Meerut,UP

Meerut Very,UP

Milupara,CT

Mira-Bhayandar,MH

Moradabad,UP

Motihari,BR

Mumbai,MH

Munger,BR

Muzaffarnagar,UP

Muzaffarnagar Very,UP

Muzaffarpur,BR

Mysuru,KA

Nagaon,AS

Nagapattinam,TN

Nagaur,RJ

Nagpur,MH

Naharlagun,AR

Nalbari,AS

Namakkal,TN

Nanded,MH

Nandesari,GJ

Narnaul,HR

Nashik,MH

Navi Mumbai,MH

Nayagarh,OR

Noida,UP

Ooty,TN

Pali,RJ

Palkalaiperur,TN

Palwal,HR

Panchgaon,HR

Panchkula,HR

Panipat,HR

Parbhani,MH

Pathardih,JH

Patiala,PB

Patna,BR

Perundurai,TN

Pimpri-Chinchwad,MH

Pithampur,MP

Pratapgarh,RJ

Prayagraj,UP

Puducherry,PY

Pudukottai,TN

Pune,MH

Purnia,BR

Raichur,KA

Raipur,CT

Rairangpur,OR

Rajamahendravaram,AP

Rajgir,BR

Rajsamand,RJ

Ramanagara,KA

Ramanathapuram,TN

Ranipet,TN

Ratlam,MP

Rishikesh,UA

Rohtak,HR

Rohtak Very,HR

Rourkela,OR

Rupnagar,PB

Sagar,MP

Saharsa,BR

Salem,TN

Samastipur,BR

Sangli,MH

Sasaram,BR

Satna,MP

Sawai Madhopur,RJ

Shillong,ML

Shivamogga,KA

Sikar,RJ

Silchar,AS

Siliguri,WB

Singrauli,MP

Sirohi,RJ

Sirsa,HR

Sivasagar,AS

Siwan,BR

Solapur,MH

Sonipat,HR

Sri Ganganagar,RJ

Sri Vijaya Puram,AN

Suakati,OR

Surat,GJ

Talcher,OR

Tensa,OR

Thane,MH

Thanjavur,TN

Thiruvananthapuram,KL

Thoothukudi,TN

Thrissur,KL

Tiruchirappalli,TN

Tirumala,AP

Tirunelveli,TN

Tirupati,AP

Tirupur,TN

Tonk,RJ

Tumakuru,KA

Tumidih,CT

Udaipur,RJ

Udupi,KA

Ujjain,MP

Ulhasnagar,MH

Vapi,GJ

Varanasi,UP

Vatva,GJ

Vellore,TN

Vijayapura,KA

Vijayawada,AP

Virar,MH

Virudhunagar,TN

Visakhapatnam,AP

Vrindavan,UP

Yadgir,KA

Yamuna Nagar,HR

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Air Quality Index

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126

The air quality is poor. Those sensitive to air pollution should avoid prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion. If you experience symptoms like throat discomfort or trouble breathing, reduce your time spent outside.

Source : Central Pollution Control Board

Rishikesh WeatherThursday Jan 15

Rishikesh10:17 AM

Clouds and sun

10.3°_C

RealFeel® 12.6°

UV Index3 Moderate
Wind NW 8.3 km/h
Wind Gust20.7 km/h

Humidity 60
Precipitation0 mm
Cloud Cover60%
Hours Of Precipitation1

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Last 7 Days AQI

Dates	City, States	AQI
January 14, 2026	Rishikesh, Uttarakhand	126
January 09, 2026	Rishikesh, Uttarakhand	80
January 08, 2026	Rishikesh, Uttarakhand	86
January 07, 2026	Rishikesh, Uttarakhand	110
January 06, 2026	Rishikesh, Uttarakhand	128
January 05, 2026	Rishikesh, Uttarakhand	78
January 04, 2026	Rishikesh, Uttarakhand	109

Source : Central Pollution Control Board

Changes in AQI in Last 7 Days

Source: Central Pollution Control Board

Updated: January 14, 2026 | 12:57 AM

Most Polluted City/States in India

Rank	City, States	AQI
1	Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh	357
2	Delhi, Delhi	353
3	Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh	342
4	Noida, Uttar Pradesh	338
5	Ballabgarh, Haryana	338
6	Dharuhera, Haryana	320
7	Bikaner, Rajasthan	319
8	Narnaul, Haryana	318
9	Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab	317
10	Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh	315

Source : Central Pollution Control Board

Least Polluted City/States in India

Rank	City, States	AQI
1	Gangtok, Sikkim	28
2	Hisar, Haryana	39
3	Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka	40
4	Dindigul, TamilNadu	42
5	Ramanathapuram, TamilNadu	47
6	Koppal, Karnataka	47
7	Kalaburagi, Karnataka	48
8	Madurai, TamilNadu	49
9	Bagalkot, Karnataka	53
10	Kolhapur, Maharashtra	54

Source : Central Pollution Control Board

AQI in all cities of India

Agartala	Agra	Ahmedabad	Ahmednagar
Aizawl	Ajmer	Akola	Alwar
Amaravati	Ambala	Amravati	Amritsar
Anantapur	Angul	Ankleshwar	Araria
Ariyalur	Arrah	Asansol	Aurangabad
Aurangabad	Aurangabad (bihar)	Baddi	Badlapur
Bagalkot	Baghpat	Baghpat Very	Bahadurgarh
Balasore	Ballabgarh	Banswara	Baran
Barbil	Bareilly	Baripada	Barmer
Barrackpore	Bathinda	Begusarai	Belapur
Belgaum	Bengaluru	Bettiah	Bhagalpur
Bharatpur	Bhilai	Bhilwara	Bhiwadi
Bhiwandi	Bhiwani	Bhopal	Bhubaneswar
Bidar	Bihar Sharif	Bikaner	Bilaspur
Bileipada	Boisar	Brajrajnagar	Bulandshahr
Bulandshahr Very	Bundi	Buxar	Byasanagar
Byrnihat	Chamarajanagar	Chandigarh	Chandrapur
Charkhi Dadri	Charkhi Dadri Very	Chengalpattu	Chennai
Chhal	Chhapra	Chikkaballapur	Chikkamagaluru
Chittoor	Chittorgarh	Churu	Coimbatore
Cuddalore	Cuttack	Damoh	Dausa
Davanagere	Dehradun	Delhi	Dewas
Dhanbad	Dharuhera	Dharwad	Dholpur
Dhule	Dindigul	Dungarpur	Durgapur
Eloor	Faridabad	Fatehabad	Firozabad
Gadag	Gandhinagar	Gangtok	Gaya
Ghaziabad	Gorakhpur	Greater Noida	Gummidipoondi
Gurugram	Guwahati	Gwalior	Hajipur
Haldia	Hanumangarh	Hapur	Hapur Very
Hassan	Haveri	Hisar	Hosur
Howrah	Hubballi	Hyderabad	Imphal
Indore	Jabalpur	Jaipur	Jaisalmer
Jalandhar	Jalgaon	Jalna	Jalore
Jhalawar	Jhansi	Jhunjhunu	Jind
Jodhpur	Jorapokhar	Kadapa	Kaithal
Kalaburagi	Kalyan	Kanchipuram	Kannur
Kanpur	Karauli	Karnal	Karur
Karwar	Kashipur	Katihar	Katni
Keonjhar	Khanna	Khurja	Khurja Very
Kishanganj	Kohima	Kolar	Kolhapur
Kolkata	Kollam	Koppal	Korba
Kota	Kunjemura	Kurukshetra	Latur
Lucknow	Ludhiana	Madikeri	Madurai
Mahad	Maihar	Malegaon	Mandi Gobindgarh
Mandideep	Mandikhera	Manesar	Mangalore
Manguraha	Meerut	Meerut Very	Milupara
Mira-bhayandar	Moradabad	Motihari	Mumbai
Munger	Muzaffarnagar	Muzaffarnagar Very	Muzaffarpur
Mysuru	Nagaon	Nagapattinam	Nagaur
Nagpur	Naharlagun	Nalbari	Namakkal
Nanded	Nandesari	Narnaul	Nashik
Navi Mumbai	Nayagarh	Noida	Ooty
Pali	Palkalaiperur	Palwal	Panchgaon
Panchkula	Panipat	Parbhani	Pathardih
Patiala	Patna	Perundurai	Pimpri-chinchwad
Pithampur	Pratapgarh	Prayagraj	Puducherry
Pudukottai	Pune	Purnia	Raichur
Raipur	Rairangpur	Rajamahendravaram	Rajgir
Rajsamand	Ramanagara	Ramanathapuram	Ranipet
Ratlam	Rishikesh	Rohtak	Rohtak Very
Rourkela	Rupnagar	Sagar	Saharsa
Salem	Samastipur	Sangli	Sasaram
Satna	Sawai Madhopur	Shillong	Shivamogga
Sikar	Silchar	Siliguri	Singrauli
Sirohi	Sirsa	Sivasagar	Siwan
Solapur	Sonipat	Sri Ganganagar	Sri Vijaya Puram
Suakati	Surat	Talcher	Tensa
Thane	Thanjavur	Thiruvananthapuram	Thoothukudi
Thrissur	Tiruchirappalli	Tirumala	Tirunelveli
Tirupati	Tirupur	Tonk	Tumakuru
Tumidih	Udaipur	Udupi	Ujjain
Ulhasnagar	Vapi	Varanasi	Vatva
Vellore	Vijayapura	Vijayawada	Virar
Virudhunagar	Visakhapatnam	Vrindavan	Yadgir
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which AQI is best?

A good AQI level is between 0 and 50, indicating air quality that poses little or no risk to health.

What are the criteria for AQI?

AQI criteria include measuring the concentration of pollutants like PM2.5, PM10, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide, and ammonia over a specified averaging period.

What are the 8 parameters of AQI?

The 8 parameters of AQI are: Particulate Matter (PM10), Particulate Matter (PM2.5), Ozone (O3), Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2), Sulphur Dioxide (SO2), Carbon Monoxide (CO), Ammonia (NH3), and Lead (Pb).