Dhanbad vs Rajgir
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dhanbad and Rajgir.
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 Rajgir averaged 124 — a 37-point (30%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Rajgir the cleaner of the two. On 171 days when both cities reported, Rajgir was cleaner on 129 of them; the average daily gap was 97 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dhanbad peaks in November, while Rajgir peaks in January. Dhanbad logged 0.4% Severe days and 3.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rajgir was 0.6% Severe and 37.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dhanbad 2 days, Rajgir 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Dhanbad reached AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28; Rajgir hit AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31.
Station-level disparity
Dhanbad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168); Rajgir spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154).