Durgapur vs Vellore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Durgapur and Vellore.
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 Vellore averaged 61 — a 113-point (185%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Vellore the cleaner of the two. On 124 days when both cities reported, Vellore was cleaner on 117 of them; the average daily gap was 123 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in December on average. Durgapur logged 1.3% Severe days and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vellore was 0% Severe and 83.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Durgapur 6 days, Vellore 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Durgapur reached AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10; Vellore hit AQI 245 at Vasanthapuram (TNPCB) on 2024-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Durgapur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195); Vellore spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 70, max 70).