Durgapur vs Malegaon
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Durgapur and Malegaon.
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 Malegaon averaged 114 — a 60-point (53%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Malegaon the cleaner of the two. On 214 days when both cities reported, Malegaon was cleaner on 166 of them; the average daily gap was 78 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Durgapur peaks in December, while Malegaon peaks in November. Durgapur logged 1.3% Severe days and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Malegaon was 0% Severe and 48% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Durgapur 6 days, Malegaon 51 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Durgapur reached AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10; Malegaon hit AQI 298 at Mahesh Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-07-07.
Station-level disparity
Durgapur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195); Malegaon spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 109, max 109).