Dhanbad vs Panipat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dhanbad and Panipat.
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 Panipat averaged 121 — a 40-point (33%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Panipat the cleaner of the two. On 182 days when both cities reported, Panipat was cleaner on 151 of them; the average daily gap was 64 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; Panipat was 1.1% Severe and 33.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dhanbad 2 days, Panipat 38 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Dhanbad reached AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28; Panipat hit AQI 475 at Sector-18 (HSPCB) on 2019-10-30.
Station-level disparity
Dhanbad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168); Panipat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 152, max 152).