Dhanbad vs Gangtok
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dhanbad and Gangtok.
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, Dhanbad averaged an AQI of 161 while Gangtok averaged 48 — a 113-point (235%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Gangtok the cleaner of the two. On 177 days when both cities reported, Gangtok was cleaner on 175 of them; the average daily gap was 113 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dhanbad peaks in November, while Gangtok peaks in March. Dhanbad logged 0.4% Severe days and 3.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gangtok was 0% Severe and 96.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dhanbad 2 days, Gangtok 94 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Dhanbad reached AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28; Gangtok hit AQI 264 at Zero Point GICI (SSPCB) on 2023-01-16.
Station-level disparity
Dhanbad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168); Gangtok spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 50, max 50).