Asansol vs Sonipat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Asansol and Sonipat.
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 Sonipat averaged 134 — a 11-point (8%) gap, with Asansol the more polluted and Sonipat the cleaner of the two. On 1433 days when both cities reported, Asansol was cleaner on 854 of them; the average daily gap was 77 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Asansol peaks in December, while Sonipat peaks in November. Asansol logged 0% Severe days and 43.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sonipat was 0.8% Severe and 26.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Asansol 44 days, Sonipat 21 days.
Year-over-year progress
Asansol has worsened by 12 AQI points (9%) from 2018 to 2024; Sonipat has improved by 220 AQI points (62.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Asansol reached AQI 394 at Court Area (WBPCB) on 2022-12-13; Sonipat hit AQI 455 at Murthal (HSPCB) on 2023-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Asansol spans 4 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 123, max 163); Sonipat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162).