Damoh vs Dhanbad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Damoh 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, Damoh averaged an AQI of 87 while Dhanbad averaged 161 — a 74-point (85%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Damoh the cleaner of the two. On 81 days when both cities reported, Damoh was cleaner on 73 of them; the average daily gap was 85 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Damoh peaks in December, while Dhanbad peaks in November. Damoh logged 0% Severe days and 76.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Dhanbad was 0.4% Severe and 3.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Damoh 56 days, Dhanbad 2 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Damoh reached AQI 358 at Shrivastav Colony (MPPCB) on 2018-12-27; Dhanbad hit AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28.
Station-level disparity
Damoh spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 75, max 75); Dhanbad spans 2 stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168).