Ahmedabad vs Durgapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ahmedabad and Durgapur.
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, Ahmedabad averaged an AQI of 117 while Durgapur averaged 174 — a 57-point (49%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Ahmedabad the cleaner of the two. On 224 days when both cities reported, Durgapur was cleaner on 114 of them; the average daily gap was 68 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ahmedabad peaks in November, while Durgapur peaks in December. Ahmedabad logged 0.1% Severe days and 23.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Durgapur was 1.3% Severe and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ahmedabad 25 days, Durgapur 6 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Ahmedabad reached AQI 430 at Raikhad (IITM) on 2023-03-17; Durgapur hit AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10.
Station-level disparity
Ahmedabad spans 9 CPCB stations with a 44-point spread (min 95, max 139); Durgapur spans 2 stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195).