Dhanbad vs Mira-Bhayandar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dhanbad and Mira-Bhayandar.
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 Mira-Bhayandar averaged 102 — a 59-point (58%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Mira-Bhayandar the cleaner of the two. On 209 days when both cities reported, Mira-Bhayandar was cleaner on 162 of them; the average daily gap was 74 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; Mira-Bhayandar was 0% Severe and 51.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dhanbad 2 days, Mira-Bhayandar 41 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Dhanbad reached AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28; Mira-Bhayandar hit AQI 284 at Bhayandar West (MPCB) on 2024-11-23.
Station-level disparity
Dhanbad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168); Mira-Bhayandar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 102, max 102).