Delhi vs Dhanbad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Delhi 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, Delhi averaged an AQI of 210 while Dhanbad averaged 161 — a 49-point (30%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Dhanbad the cleaner of the two. On 226 days when both cities reported, Dhanbad was cleaner on 203 of them; the average daily gap was 139 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Delhi logged 18.7% Severe days and 1.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Dhanbad was 0.4% Severe and 3.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Delhi 3 days, Dhanbad 2 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Delhi reached AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18; Dhanbad hit AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28.
Station-level disparity
Delhi spans 39 CPCB stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262); Dhanbad spans 2 stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168).