Akola vs Durgapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Akola 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, Akola averaged an AQI of 87 while Durgapur averaged 174 — a 87-point (100%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Akola the cleaner of the two. On 224 days when both cities reported, Akola was cleaner on 207 of them; the average daily gap was 92 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Akola peaks in November, while Durgapur peaks in December. Akola logged 0% Severe days and 59.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Durgapur was 1.3% Severe and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Akola 129 days, Durgapur 6 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Akola reached AQI 330 at Ramdaspeth (MPCB) on 2023-11-04; Durgapur hit AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10.
Station-level disparity
Akola spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 93, max 93); Durgapur spans 2 stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195).