Durgapur vs Kolkata
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Durgapur and Kolkata.
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 Kolkata averaged 101 — a 73-point (72%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Kolkata the cleaner of the two. On 224 days when both cities reported, Kolkata was cleaner on 192 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Durgapur peaks in December, while Kolkata peaks in January. Durgapur logged 1.3% Severe days and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kolkata was 1% Severe and 47.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Durgapur 6 days, Kolkata 75 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Durgapur reached AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10; Kolkata hit AQI 453 at Rabindra Bharati University (WBPCB) on 2019-01-23.
Station-level disparity
Durgapur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195); Kolkata spans 7 stations with a 56-point spread (min 95, max 151).