Dewās vs Durgapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dewās 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, Dewās averaged an AQI of 98 while Durgapur averaged 174 — a 76-point (78%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Dewās the cleaner of the two. On 197 days when both cities reported, Dewās was cleaner on 169 of them; the average daily gap was 87 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in December on average. Dewās logged 0% Severe days and 47.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Durgapur was 1.3% Severe and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dewās 101 days, Durgapur 6 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Dewās reached AQI 327 at Bhopal Chauraha (MPPCB) on 2023-07-01; Durgapur hit AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10.
Station-level disparity
Dewās spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 106, max 106); Durgapur spans 2 stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195).