Darbhanga vs Panchkula
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Darbhanga and Panchkula.
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 2023, Darbhanga averaged an AQI of 365 while Panchkula averaged 117 — a 248-point (212%) gap, with Darbhanga the more polluted and Panchkula the cleaner of the two. On 378 days when both cities reported, Panchkula was cleaner on 307 of them; the average daily gap was 102 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in December on average. Darbhanga logged 7.1% Severe days and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Panchkula was 0.1% Severe and 61.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Darbhanga 20 days, Panchkula 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
Darbhanga has worsened by 116 AQI points (46.6%) from 2021 to 2023; Panchkula has improved by 74 AQI points (38.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Darbhanga reached AQI 473 at Town Hall Lal Bagh (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01; Panchkula hit AQI 474 at Sector-6 Panchkula () on 2018-06-15.
Station-level disparity
Darbhanga spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 208, max 208); Panchkula spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 102, max 102).