Dhanbad vs Saharsa
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dhanbad and Saharsa.
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 Saharsa averaged 139 — a 22-point (16%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Saharsa the cleaner of the two. On 193 days when both cities reported, Saharsa was cleaner on 121 of them; the average daily gap was 85 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dhanbad peaks in November, while Saharsa peaks in January. Dhanbad logged 0.4% Severe days and 3.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Saharsa was 1.4% Severe and 28.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dhanbad 2 days, Saharsa 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Dhanbad reached AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28; Saharsa hit AQI 454 at Police Line (BSPCB) on 2022-12-13.
Station-level disparity
Dhanbad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168); Saharsa spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 188, max 188).