Agra vs Dhanbad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Agra and Dhanbad.
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, Agra averaged an AQI of 79 while Dhanbad averaged 161 — a 82-point (104%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Agra the cleaner of the two. On 226 days when both cities reported, Agra was cleaner on 186 of them; the average daily gap was 75 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Agra peaks in January, while Dhanbad peaks in November. Agra logged 3.3% Severe days and 34.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Dhanbad was 0.4% Severe and 3.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Agra 46 days, Dhanbad 2 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Agra reached AQI 500 at Sanjay Palace (UPPCB) on 2017-06-03; Dhanbad hit AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28.
Station-level disparity
Agra spans 6 CPCB stations with a 83-point spread (min 79, max 162); Dhanbad spans 2 stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168).