Asansol vs Indore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Asansol and Indore.
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 Indore averaged 84 — a 61-point (73%) gap, with Asansol the more polluted and Indore the cleaner of the two. On 1435 days when both cities reported, Indore was cleaner on 836 of them; the average daily gap was 56 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Asansol peaks in December, while Indore peaks in November. Asansol logged 0% Severe days and 43.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Indore was 0% Severe and 45.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Asansol 44 days, Indore 65 days.
Year-over-year progress
Asansol has worsened by 12 AQI points (9%) from 2018 to 2024; Indore has improved by 47 AQI points (35.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Asansol reached AQI 394 at Court Area (WBPCB) on 2022-12-13; Indore hit AQI 359 at Maguda Nagar (IMC) on 2024-09-18.
Station-level disparity
Asansol spans 4 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 123, max 163); Indore spans 6 stations with a 69-point spread (min 52, max 121).