Dhanbad vs Puducherry
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dhanbad and Puducherry.
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 Puducherry averaged 55 — a 106-point (193%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Puducherry the cleaner of the two. On 215 days when both cities reported, Puducherry was cleaner on 212 of them; the average daily gap was 117 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dhanbad peaks in November, while Puducherry peaks in December. Dhanbad logged 0.4% Severe days and 3.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Puducherry was 0% Severe and 95.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dhanbad 2 days, Puducherry 117 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Dhanbad reached AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28; Puducherry hit AQI 274 at Jawahar Nagar (PPCC) on 2022-10-25.
Station-level disparity
Dhanbad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168); Puducherry spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56).