Bikaner vs Dhanbad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bikaner 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, Bikaner averaged an AQI of 154 while Dhanbad averaged 161 — a 7-point (5%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Bikaner the cleaner of the two. On 221 days when both cities reported, Bikaner was cleaner on 113 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bikaner peaks in January, while Dhanbad peaks in November. Bikaner logged 0.1% Severe days and 21.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Dhanbad was 0.4% Severe and 3.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bikaner 15 days, Dhanbad 2 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bikaner reached AQI 403 at MM Ground (RSPCB) on 2024-11-17; Dhanbad hit AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28.
Station-level disparity
Bikaner spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Dhanbad spans 2 stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168).