Dhanbad vs Prayagraj
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dhanbad and Prayagraj.
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 Prayagraj averaged 80 — a 81-point (101%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Prayagraj the cleaner of the two. On 226 days when both cities reported, Prayagraj was cleaner on 202 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; Prayagraj was 0.2% Severe and 48% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dhanbad 2 days, Prayagraj 69 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Dhanbad reached AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28; Prayagraj hit AQI 416 at Nagar Nigam (UPPCB) on 2021-11-08.
Station-level disparity
Dhanbad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168); Prayagraj spans 3 stations with a 9-point spread (min 96, max 105).