Buxar vs Durgapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Buxar 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, Buxar averaged an AQI of 141 while Durgapur averaged 174 — a 33-point (23%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Buxar the cleaner of the two. On 169 days when both cities reported, Buxar was cleaner on 123 of them; the average daily gap was 77 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Buxar peaks in February, while Durgapur peaks in December. Buxar logged 0% Severe days and 39% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Durgapur was 1.3% Severe and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Buxar 13 days, Durgapur 6 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Buxar reached AQI 389 at Charitra Van (BSPCB) on 2024-02-11; Durgapur hit AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10.
Station-level disparity
Buxar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Durgapur spans 2 stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195).