Durgapur vs Sonipat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Durgapur and Sonipat.
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 Sonipat averaged 134 — a 40-point (30%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Sonipat the cleaner of the two. On 170 days when both cities reported, Sonipat was cleaner on 116 of them; the average daily gap was 78 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Durgapur peaks in December, while Sonipat peaks in November. Durgapur logged 1.3% Severe days and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sonipat was 0.8% Severe and 26.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Durgapur 6 days, Sonipat 21 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Durgapur reached AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10; Sonipat hit AQI 455 at Murthal (HSPCB) on 2023-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Durgapur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195); Sonipat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162).