Durgapur vs Ooty
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Durgapur and Ooty.
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 Ooty averaged 58 — a 116-point (200%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Ooty the cleaner of the two. On 127 days when both cities reported, Ooty was cleaner on 120 of them; the average daily gap was 116 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Durgapur peaks in December, while Ooty peaks in May. Durgapur logged 1.3% Severe days and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ooty was 0% Severe and 94.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Durgapur 6 days, Ooty 22 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Durgapur reached AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10; Ooty hit AQI 164 at Bombay Castel (TNPCB) on 2024-12-17.
Station-level disparity
Durgapur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195); Ooty spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59).