Durgapur vs Pithampur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Durgapur and Pithampur.
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 Pithampur averaged 117 — a 57-point (49%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Pithampur the cleaner of the two. On 224 days when both cities reported, Pithampur was cleaner on 166 of them; the average daily gap was 72 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; Pithampur was 0% Severe and 41% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Durgapur 6 days, Pithampur 101 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Durgapur reached AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10; Pithampur hit AQI 310 at Sector-2 Industrial Area (MPPCB) on 2017-12-08.
Station-level disparity
Durgapur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195); Pithampur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 114, max 114).