Belgaum vs Dhanbad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Belgaum 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, Belgaum averaged an AQI of 58 while Dhanbad averaged 161 — a 103-point (178%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Belgaum the cleaner of the two. On 187 days when both cities reported, Belgaum was cleaner on 184 of them; the average daily gap was 115 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Belgaum peaks in January, while Dhanbad peaks in November. Belgaum logged 0% Severe days and 84.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Dhanbad was 0.4% Severe and 3.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Belgaum 71 days, Dhanbad 2 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Belgaum reached AQI 248 at Ramteerth Nagar (KSPCB) on 2024-12-14; Dhanbad hit AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28.
Station-level disparity
Belgaum spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71); Dhanbad spans 2 stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168).