Durgapur vs Ghaziabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Durgapur and Ghaziabad.
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, Durgapur averaged an AQI of 174 while Ghaziabad averaged 177 — a 3-point (2%) gap, with Ghaziabad the more polluted and Durgapur the cleaner of the two. On 224 days when both cities reported, Durgapur was cleaner on 143 of them; the average daily gap was 87 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Durgapur peaks in December, while Ghaziabad peaks in November. Durgapur logged 1.3% Severe days and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ghaziabad was 12.2% Severe and 13.700000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Durgapur 6 days, Ghaziabad 19 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Durgapur reached AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10; Ghaziabad hit AQI 500 at Vasundhara (UPPCB) on 2017-12-21.
Station-level disparity
Durgapur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195); Ghaziabad spans 4 stations with a 30-point spread (min 198, max 228).