Asansol vs Aurangabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Asansol and Aurangabad.
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, Asansol averaged an AQI of 145 while Aurangabad averaged 99 — a 46-point (46%) gap, with Asansol the more polluted and Aurangabad the cleaner of the two. On 1686 days when both cities reported, Aurangabad was cleaner on 1055 of them; the average daily gap was 61 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Asansol peaks in December, while Aurangabad peaks in January. Asansol logged 0% Severe days and 43.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Aurangabad was 0.1% Severe and 58.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Asansol 44 days, Aurangabad 46 days.
Year-over-year progress
Asansol has worsened by 12 AQI points (9%) from 2018 to 2024; Aurangabad has improved by 41 AQI points (29.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Asansol reached AQI 394 at Court Area (WBPCB) on 2022-12-13; Aurangabad hit AQI 436 at More Chowk Waluj (MPCB) on 2024-09-16.
Station-level disparity
Asansol spans 4 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 123, max 163); Aurangabad spans 4 stations with a 87-point spread (min 91, max 178).