Dehradun vs Korba
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dehradun and Korba.
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 Korba averaged 67 — a 39-point (58%) gap, with Dehradun the more polluted and Korba the cleaner of the two. On 623 days when both cities reported, Korba was cleaner on 404 of them; the average daily gap was 47 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Dehradun logged 0% Severe days and 62.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Korba was 0% Severe and 78.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dehradun 41 days, Korba 83 days.
Year-over-year progress
Dehradun has worsened by 19 AQI points (21.8%) from 2022 to 2024; Korba has improved by 19 AQI points (22.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Dehradun reached AQI 327 at Doon University (UKPCB) on 2024-01-19; Korba hit AQI 313 at Urja Nagar (CECB) on 2023-01-04.
Station-level disparity
Dehradun spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 98, max 98); Korba spans 2 stations with a 13-point spread (min 62, max 75).