Dhanbad vs Ujjain
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Dhanbad and Ujjain.
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 Ujjain averaged 116 — a 45-point (39%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Ujjain the cleaner of the two. On 199 days when both cities reported, Ujjain was cleaner on 160 of them; the average daily gap was 67 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; Ujjain was 0.1% Severe and 33.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Dhanbad 2 days, Ujjain 67 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Dhanbad reached AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28; Ujjain hit AQI 500 at Mahakaleshwar Temple (MPPCB) on 2023-03-10.
Station-level disparity
Dhanbad spans 2 CPCB stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168); Ujjain spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 131, max 131).