Durgapur vs Rourkela
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Durgapur and Rourkela.
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 Rourkela averaged 115 — a 59-point (51%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Rourkela the cleaner of the two. On 223 days when both cities reported, Rourkela was cleaner on 166 of them; the average daily gap was 62 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Durgapur peaks in December, while Rourkela peaks in November. Durgapur logged 1.3% Severe days and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rourkela was 0% Severe and 32.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Durgapur 6 days, Rourkela 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Durgapur reached AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10; Rourkela hit AQI 344 at Raghunathpali (OSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Durgapur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195); Rourkela spans 3 stations with a 29-point spread (min 106, max 135).