Dhanbad vs Panchkula
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dhanbad and Panchkula.
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 Panchkula averaged 117 — a 44-point (38%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Panchkula the cleaner of the two.
Seasonality & days
Dhanbad peaks in November, while Panchkula peaks in December. Dhanbad logged 0.4% Severe days and 3.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Panchkula was 0.1% Severe and 61.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dhanbad 2 days, Panchkula 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Dhanbad reached AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28; Panchkula hit AQI 474 at Sector-6 Panchkula () on 2018-06-15.
Station-level disparity
Dhanbad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168); Panchkula spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 102, max 102).