Dhanbad vs Silchar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dhanbad and Silchar.
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 Silchar averaged 52 — a 109-point (210%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Silchar the cleaner of the two. On 216 days when both cities reported, Silchar was cleaner on 215 of them; the average daily gap was 117 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Dhanbad peaks in November, while Silchar peaks in February. Dhanbad logged 0.4% Severe days and 3.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Silchar was 0% Severe and 100% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dhanbad 2 days, Silchar 87 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Dhanbad reached AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28; Silchar hit AQI 89 at Tarapur (PCBA) on 2023-04-29.
Station-level disparity
Dhanbad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168); Silchar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 47, max 47).