Angul vs Durgapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Angul 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, Angul averaged an AQI of 149 while Durgapur averaged 174 — a 25-point (17%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Angul the cleaner of the two. On 205 days when both cities reported, Angul was cleaner on 160 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Angul peaks in January, while Durgapur peaks in December. Angul logged 0% Severe days and 32.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Durgapur was 1.3% Severe and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Angul 23 days, Durgapur 6 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Angul reached AQI 370 at Hakimapada (OSPCB) on 2024-01-29; Durgapur hit AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10.
Station-level disparity
Angul spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 163, max 163); Durgapur spans 2 stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195).