Charkhi Dādri vs Dhanbad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Charkhi Dādri 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, Charkhi Dādri averaged an AQI of 145 while Dhanbad averaged 161 — a 16-point (11%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Charkhi Dādri the cleaner of the two. On 216 days when both cities reported, Charkhi Dādri was cleaner on 131 of them; the average daily gap was 65 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Charkhi Dādri logged 0.7% Severe days and 28% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Dhanbad was 0.4% Severe and 3.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Charkhi Dādri 48 days, Dhanbad 2 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Charkhi Dādri reached AQI 470 at Mini Secretariat Charkhi (HSPCB) on 2021-11-12; Dhanbad hit AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28.
Station-level disparity
Charkhi Dādri 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).