Aurangabad vs Dhanbad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Aurangabad and Dhanbad.
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, Aurangabad averaged an AQI of 99 while Dhanbad averaged 161 — a 62-point (63%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Aurangabad the cleaner of the two. On 225 days when both cities reported, Aurangabad was cleaner on 161 of them; the average daily gap was 68 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Aurangabad peaks in January, while Dhanbad peaks in November. Aurangabad logged 0.1% Severe days and 58.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Dhanbad was 0.4% Severe and 3.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Aurangabad 46 days, Dhanbad 2 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Aurangabad reached AQI 436 at More Chowk Waluj (MPCB) on 2024-09-16; Dhanbad hit AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28.
Station-level disparity
Aurangabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 87-point spread (min 91, max 178); Dhanbad spans 2 stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168).