Bhagalpur vs Dhanbad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhagalpur 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, Bhagalpur averaged an AQI of 164 while Dhanbad averaged 161 — a 3-point (2%) gap, with Bhagalpur the more polluted and Dhanbad the cleaner of the two. On 221 days when both cities reported, Dhanbad was cleaner on 117 of them; the average daily gap was 80 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhagalpur peaks in January, while Dhanbad peaks in November. Bhagalpur logged 1.9% Severe days and 19.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Dhanbad was 0.4% Severe and 3.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhagalpur 20 days, Dhanbad 2 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bhagalpur reached AQI 451 at Mayaganj (BSPCB) on 2022-12-30; Dhanbad hit AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28.
Station-level disparity
Bhagalpur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 26-point spread (min 170, max 196); Dhanbad spans 2 stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168).