Bhopal vs Durgapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhopal and Durgapur.
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, Bhopal averaged an AQI of 114 while Durgapur averaged 174 — a 60-point (53%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Bhopal the cleaner of the two. On 224 days when both cities reported, Bhopal was cleaner on 160 of them; the average daily gap was 65 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhopal peaks in November, while Durgapur peaks in December. Bhopal logged 0% Severe days and 38.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Durgapur was 1.3% Severe and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhopal 47 days, Durgapur 6 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bhopal reached AQI 392 at T T Nagar (MPPCB) on 2022-01-06; Durgapur hit AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10.
Station-level disparity
Bhopal spans 3 CPCB stations with a 18-point spread (min 111, max 129); Durgapur spans 2 stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195).