Dhanbad vs Jalgaon
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dhanbad and Jalgaon.
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 Jalgaon averaged 109 — a 52-point (48%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Jalgaon the cleaner of the two. On 221 days when both cities reported, Jalgaon was cleaner on 189 of them; the average daily gap was 73 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; Jalgaon was 0% Severe and 49% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dhanbad 2 days, Jalgaon 44 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Dhanbad reached AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28; Jalgaon hit AQI 321 at Prabhat Colony (MPCB) on 2023-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Dhanbad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168); Jalgaon spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 109, max 109).