Aizawl vs Dhanbad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Aizawl 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, Aizawl averaged an AQI of 46 while Dhanbad averaged 161 — a 115-point (250%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Aizawl the cleaner of the two. On 214 days when both cities reported, Aizawl was cleaner on 214 of them; the average daily gap was 123 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Aizawl peaks in March, while Dhanbad peaks in November. Aizawl logged 0% Severe days and 94.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Dhanbad was 0.4% Severe and 3.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Aizawl 76 days, Dhanbad 2 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Aizawl reached AQI 208 at Sikulpuikawn Aizawl (PCB) on 2021-01-20; Dhanbad hit AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28.
Station-level disparity
Aizawl spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 43, max 43); Dhanbad spans 2 stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168).