Durgapur vs Ulhasnagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Durgapur and Ulhasnagar.
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 Ulhasnagar averaged 117 — a 57-point (49%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Ulhasnagar the cleaner of the two. On 217 days when both cities reported, Ulhasnagar was cleaner on 177 of them; the average daily gap was 76 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Durgapur peaks in December, while Ulhasnagar peaks in January. Durgapur logged 1.3% Severe days and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ulhasnagar was 0% Severe and 46.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Durgapur 6 days, Ulhasnagar 74 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Durgapur reached AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10; Ulhasnagar hit AQI 319 at Sidhi Vinayak Nagar (MPCB) on 2023-11-13.
Station-level disparity
Durgapur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195); Ulhasnagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 120, max 120).