Asansol vs Durgapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Asansol 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, Asansol averaged an AQI of 145 while Durgapur averaged 174 — a 29-point (20%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Asansol the cleaner of the two. On 224 days when both cities reported, Asansol was cleaner on 113 of them; the average daily gap was 35 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in December on average. Asansol logged 0% Severe days and 43.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Durgapur was 1.3% Severe and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Asansol 44 days, Durgapur 6 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Asansol reached AQI 394 at Court Area (WBPCB) on 2022-12-13; Durgapur hit AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10.
Station-level disparity
Asansol spans 4 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 123, max 163); Durgapur spans 2 stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195).