Durgapur vs Surat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Durgapur and Surat.
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 Surat averaged 83 — a 91-point (110%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Surat the cleaner of the two. On 155 days when both cities reported, Surat was cleaner on 125 of them; the average daily gap was 100 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Durgapur peaks in December, while Surat peaks in November. Durgapur logged 1.3% Severe days and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Surat was 0% Severe and 55.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Durgapur 6 days, Surat 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Durgapur reached AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10; Surat hit AQI 384 at Science Center (SMC) on 2023-08-19.
Station-level disparity
Durgapur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195); Surat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 123, max 123).