Durgapur vs Solapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Durgapur and Solapur.
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 Solapur averaged 96 — a 78-point (81%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Solapur the cleaner of the two. On 224 days when both cities reported, Solapur was cleaner on 158 of them; the average daily gap was 76 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Durgapur peaks in December, while Solapur peaks in March. Durgapur logged 1.3% Severe days and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Solapur was 0% Severe and 52.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Durgapur 6 days, Solapur 61 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Durgapur reached AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10; Solapur hit AQI 266 at Solapur (MPCB) on 2018-03-03.
Station-level disparity
Durgapur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195); Solapur spans 3 stations with a 10-point spread (min 88, max 98).