Dhanbad vs Muzaffarpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dhanbad and Muzaffarpur.
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 Muzaffarpur averaged 151 — a 10-point (7%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Muzaffarpur the cleaner of the two. On 226 days when both cities reported, Dhanbad was cleaner on 138 of them; the average daily gap was 93 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dhanbad peaks in November, while Muzaffarpur peaks in January. Dhanbad logged 0.4% Severe days and 3.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarpur was 4.5% Severe and 30.900000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dhanbad 2 days, Muzaffarpur 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Dhanbad reached AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28; Muzaffarpur hit AQI 482 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Dhanbad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168); Muzaffarpur spans 3 stations with a 14-point spread (min 171, max 185).