Dhanbad vs Kalaburagi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dhanbad and Kalaburagi.
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 Kalaburagi averaged 49 — a 112-point (229%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Kalaburagi the cleaner of the two. On 215 days when both cities reported, Kalaburagi was cleaner on 211 of them; the average daily gap was 113 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dhanbad peaks in November, while Kalaburagi peaks in December. Dhanbad logged 0.4% Severe days and 3.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kalaburagi was 0.6% Severe and 69.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dhanbad 2 days, Kalaburagi 120 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Dhanbad reached AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28; Kalaburagi hit AQI 500 at Lal Bahadur Shastri Nagar (KSPCB) on 2020-10-26.
Station-level disparity
Dhanbad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168); Kalaburagi spans 2 stations with a 40-point spread (min 43, max 83).