Dehradun vs Durgapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dehradun and Durgapur.
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, Dehradun averaged an AQI of 106 while Durgapur averaged 174 — a 68-point (64%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Dehradun the cleaner of the two. On 212 days when both cities reported, Dehradun was cleaner on 183 of them; the average daily gap was 95 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dehradun peaks in January, while Durgapur peaks in December. Dehradun logged 0% Severe days and 62.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Durgapur was 1.3% Severe and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dehradun 41 days, Durgapur 6 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Dehradun reached AQI 327 at Doon University (UKPCB) on 2024-01-19; Durgapur hit AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10.
Station-level disparity
Dehradun spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 98, max 98); Durgapur spans 2 stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195).