Cuddalore vs Dhanbad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Cuddalore 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, Cuddalore averaged an AQI of 52 while Dhanbad averaged 161 — a 109-point (210%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Cuddalore the cleaner of the two. On 194 days when both cities reported, Cuddalore was cleaner on 185 of them; the average daily gap was 107 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Cuddalore peaks in January, while Dhanbad peaks in November. Cuddalore logged 0% Severe days and 90.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Dhanbad was 0.4% Severe and 3.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Cuddalore 34 days, Dhanbad 2 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Cuddalore reached AQI 329 at Kudikadu (TNPCB) on 2024-04-05; Dhanbad hit AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28.
Station-level disparity
Cuddalore spans 2 CPCB stations with a 11-point spread (min 46, max 57); Dhanbad spans 2 stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168).