Durgapur vs Ranipet
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Durgapur and Ranipet.
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 Ranipet averaged 75 — a 99-point (132%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Ranipet the cleaner of the two. On 61 days when both cities reported, Ranipet was cleaner on 60 of them; the average daily gap was 190 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Durgapur peaks in December, while Ranipet peaks in November. Durgapur logged 1.3% Severe days and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ranipet was 0% Severe and 67.80000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Durgapur 6 days, Ranipet 10 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Durgapur reached AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10; Ranipet hit AQI 224 at VOC Nagar SIPCOT (TNPCB) on 2024-12-17.
Station-level disparity
Durgapur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195); Ranipet spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 75, max 75).