Darbhanga vs Ramanathapuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Darbhanga and Ramanathapuram.
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 Ramanathapuram averaged 42 — a 323-point (769%) gap, with Darbhanga the more polluted and Ramanathapuram the cleaner of the two. On 145 days when both cities reported, Ramanathapuram was cleaner on 120 of them; the average daily gap was 191 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Darbhanga peaks in December, while Ramanathapuram peaks in January. Darbhanga logged 7.1% Severe days and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ramanathapuram was 0% Severe and 94.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Darbhanga 20 days, Ramanathapuram 46 days.
Year-over-year progress
Darbhanga has worsened by 116 AQI points (46.6%) from 2021 to 2023; Ramanathapuram has improved by 18 AQI points (30%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Darbhanga reached AQI 473 at Town Hall Lal Bagh (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01; Ramanathapuram hit AQI 246 at Chalai Bazaar (TNPCB) on 2022-12-07.
Station-level disparity
Darbhanga spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 208, max 208); Ramanathapuram spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 48, max 48).