Asansol vs Panipat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Asansol and Panipat.
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 Panipat averaged 121 — a 24-point (20%) gap, with Asansol the more polluted and Panipat the cleaner of the two. On 1434 days when both cities reported, Asansol was cleaner on 903 of them; the average daily gap was 78 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Asansol peaks in December, while Panipat peaks in November. Asansol logged 0% Severe days and 43.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Panipat was 1.1% Severe and 33.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Asansol 44 days, Panipat 38 days.
Year-over-year progress
Asansol has worsened by 12 AQI points (9%) from 2018 to 2024; Panipat has improved by 51 AQI points (29.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Asansol reached AQI 394 at Court Area (WBPCB) on 2022-12-13; Panipat hit AQI 475 at Sector-18 (HSPCB) on 2019-10-30.
Station-level disparity
Asansol spans 4 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 123, max 163); Panipat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 152, max 152).