Dhanbad vs Surat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dhanbad and Surat.
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 Surat averaged 83 — a 78-point (94%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Surat the cleaner of the two. On 179 days when both cities reported, Surat was cleaner on 168 of them; the average daily gap was 109 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; Surat was 0% Severe and 55.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dhanbad 2 days, Surat 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Dhanbad reached AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28; Surat hit AQI 384 at Science Center (SMC) on 2023-08-19.
Station-level disparity
Dhanbad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168); Surat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 123, max 123).