Dhanbad vs Jaipur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dhanbad and Jaipur.
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 Jaipur averaged 136 — a 25-point (18%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Jaipur the cleaner of the two. On 226 days when both cities reported, Dhanbad was cleaner on 124 of them; the average daily gap was 68 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Dhanbad logged 0.4% Severe days and 3.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Jaipur was 0.1% Severe and 26.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dhanbad 2 days, Jaipur 57 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Dhanbad reached AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28; Jaipur hit AQI 452 at Shastri Nagar (RSPCB) on 2018-02-06.
Station-level disparity
Dhanbad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168); Jaipur spans 6 stations with a 48-point spread (min 112, max 160).