Ahmedabad vs Bhilai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ahmedabad 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, Ahmedabad averaged an AQI of 117 while Bhilai averaged 73 — a 44-point (60%) gap, with Ahmedabad the more polluted and Bhilai the cleaner of the two. On 813 days when both cities reported, Bhilai was cleaner on 758 of them; the average daily gap was 89 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Ahmedabad logged 0.1% Severe days and 23.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bhilai was 0% Severe and 71.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ahmedabad 25 days, Bhilai 119 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ahmedabad has worsened by 52 AQI points (80%) from 2016 to 2024; Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ahmedabad reached AQI 430 at Raikhad (IITM) on 2023-03-17; Bhilai hit AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26.
Station-level disparity
Ahmedabad spans 9 CPCB stations with a 44-point spread (min 95, max 139); Bhilai spans 3 stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84).