Dhanbad vs Pune
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dhanbad and Pune.
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 Pune averaged 97 — a 64-point (66%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Pune the cleaner of the two. On 226 days when both cities reported, Pune was cleaner on 122 of them; the average daily gap was 67 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; Pune was 0.1% Severe and 44.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dhanbad 2 days, Pune 92 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Dhanbad reached AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28; Pune hit AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29.
Station-level disparity
Dhanbad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168); Pune spans 12 stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122).