Dhanbad vs Kochi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dhanbad and Kochi.
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 Kochi averaged 91 — a 70-point (77%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Kochi the cleaner of the two. On 41 days when both cities reported, Kochi was cleaner on 37 of them; the average daily gap was 78 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dhanbad peaks in November, while Kochi peaks in January. Dhanbad logged 0.4% Severe days and 3.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kochi was 0% Severe and 70.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dhanbad 2 days, Kochi 80 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Dhanbad reached AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28; Kochi hit AQI 293 at Vyttila Kochi (PCB) on 2022-12-08.
Station-level disparity
Dhanbad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168); Kochi spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88).