Agra vs Bhilai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Agra and Bhilai.
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, Agra averaged an AQI of 79 while Bhilai averaged 73 — a 6-point (8%) gap, with Agra the more polluted and Bhilai the cleaner of the two. On 453 days when both cities reported, Bhilai was cleaner on 330 of them; the average daily gap was 58 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Agra peaks in January, while Bhilai peaks in November. Agra logged 3.3% Severe days and 34.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bhilai was 0% Severe and 71.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Agra 46 days, Bhilai 119 days.
Year-over-year progress
Agra has improved by 134 AQI points (62.9%) from 2016 to 2024; Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Agra reached AQI 500 at Sanjay Palace (UPPCB) on 2017-06-03; Bhilai hit AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26.
Station-level disparity
Agra spans 6 CPCB stations with a 83-point spread (min 79, max 162); Bhilai spans 3 stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84).