Dhanbad vs Raipur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dhanbad and Raipur.
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 Raipur averaged 74 — a 87-point (118%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Raipur the cleaner of the two. On 225 days when both cities reported, Raipur was cleaner on 198 of them; the average daily gap was 72 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; Raipur was 0% Severe and 54.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dhanbad 2 days, Raipur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Dhanbad reached AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28; Raipur hit AQI 226 at AIIMS (CECB) on 2023-12-26.
Station-level disparity
Dhanbad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168); Raipur spans 4 stations with a 42-point spread (min 63, max 105).