Durgapur vs Raipur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Durgapur and Raipur.
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 Raipur averaged 74 — a 100-point (135%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Raipur the cleaner of the two. On 223 days when both cities reported, Raipur was cleaner on 169 of them; the average daily gap was 81 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Durgapur peaks in December, while Raipur peaks in November. Durgapur logged 1.3% Severe days and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Raipur was 0% Severe and 54.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Durgapur 6 days, Raipur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Durgapur reached AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10; Raipur hit AQI 226 at AIIMS (CECB) on 2023-12-26.
Station-level disparity
Durgapur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195); Raipur spans 4 stations with a 42-point spread (min 63, max 105).