Durgapur vs Guwahati
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Durgapur and Guwahati.
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 Guwahati averaged 123 — a 51-point (41%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Guwahati the cleaner of the two. On 224 days when both cities reported, Guwahati was cleaner on 157 of them; the average daily gap was 68 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Durgapur peaks in December, while Guwahati peaks in January. Durgapur logged 1.3% Severe days and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Guwahati was 0.1% Severe and 44.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Durgapur 6 days, Guwahati 105 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Durgapur reached AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10; Guwahati hit AQI 420 at Railway Colony (PCBA) on 2023-01-15.
Station-level disparity
Durgapur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195); Guwahati spans 4 stations with a 26-point spread (min 118, max 144).