Dhanbad vs Kāshīpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dhanbad and Kāshīpur.
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 Kāshīpur averaged 106 — a 55-point (52%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Kāshīpur the cleaner of the two. On 211 days when both cities reported, Kāshīpur was cleaner on 167 of them; the average daily gap was 83 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dhanbad peaks in November, while Kāshīpur peaks in January. Dhanbad logged 0.4% Severe days and 3.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kāshīpur was 0% Severe and 58.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dhanbad 2 days, Kāshīpur 47 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Dhanbad reached AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28; Kāshīpur hit AQI 327 at Govt Girls Inter College (UKPCB) on 2024-01-19.
Station-level disparity
Dhanbad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168); Kāshīpur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 101, max 101).