Bulandshahr vs Dhanbad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bulandshahr 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, Bulandshahr averaged an AQI of 142 while Dhanbad averaged 161 — a 19-point (13%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Bulandshahr the cleaner of the two. On 225 days when both cities reported, Bulandshahr was cleaner on 148 of them; the average daily gap was 67 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Bulandshahr logged 3.2% Severe days and 27.099999999999998% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Dhanbad was 0.4% Severe and 3.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bulandshahr 41 days, Dhanbad 2 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bulandshahr reached AQI 500 at Yamunapuram (UPPCB) on 2018-06-13; Dhanbad hit AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28.
Station-level disparity
Bulandshahr spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 180, max 180); Dhanbad spans 2 stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168).