Asansol vs Ghaziabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Asansol and Ghaziabad.
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 Ghaziabad averaged 177 — a 32-point (22%) gap, with Ghaziabad the more polluted and Asansol the cleaner of the two. On 1978 days when both cities reported, Asansol was cleaner on 1744 of them; the average daily gap was 118 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Asansol peaks in December, while Ghaziabad peaks in November. Asansol logged 0% Severe days and 43.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ghaziabad was 12.2% Severe and 13.700000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Asansol 44 days, Ghaziabad 19 days.
Year-over-year progress
Asansol has worsened by 12 AQI points (9%) from 2018 to 2024; Ghaziabad has improved by 115 AQI points (39.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Asansol reached AQI 394 at Court Area (WBPCB) on 2022-12-13; Ghaziabad hit AQI 500 at Vasundhara (UPPCB) on 2017-12-21.
Station-level disparity
Asansol spans 4 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 123, max 163); Ghaziabad spans 4 stations with a 30-point spread (min 198, max 228).