Dhanbad vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dhanbad and Rourkela.
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 Rourkela averaged 115 — a 46-point (40%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Rourkela the cleaner of the two. On 224 days when both cities reported, Rourkela was cleaner on 148 of them; the average daily gap was 65 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; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dhanbad 2 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Dhanbad reached AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Dhanbad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).