Dhanbad vs Navi Mumbai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dhanbad and Navi Mumbai.
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 Navi Mumbai averaged 107 — a 54-point (50%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Navi Mumbai the cleaner of the two. On 226 days when both cities reported, Navi Mumbai was cleaner on 122 of them; the average daily gap was 68 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dhanbad peaks in November, while Navi Mumbai peaks in January. Dhanbad logged 0.4% Severe days and 3.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Navi Mumbai was 0.2% Severe and 43.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dhanbad 2 days, Navi Mumbai 57 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Dhanbad reached AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28; Navi Mumbai hit AQI 477 at Airoli Navi (MPCB) on 2019-04-14.
Station-level disparity
Dhanbad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168); Navi Mumbai spans 8 stations with a 37-point spread (min 93, max 130).