Durgapur vs Maihar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Durgapur and Maihar.
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 Maihar averaged 59 — a 115-point (195%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Maihar the cleaner of the two. On 101 days when both cities reported, Maihar was cleaner on 99 of them; the average daily gap was 145 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in December on average. Durgapur logged 1.3% Severe days and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Maihar was 0% Severe and 94.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Durgapur 6 days, Maihar 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Durgapur reached AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10; Maihar hit AQI 262 at Sahilara Maihar (Cements) on 2022-08-25.
Station-level disparity
Durgapur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195); Maihar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56).