Akola vs Bilaspur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Akola and Bilaspur.
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, Akola averaged an AQI of 87 while Bilaspur averaged 61 — a 26-point (43%) gap, with Akola the more polluted and Bilaspur the cleaner of the two. On 477 days when both cities reported, Bilaspur was cleaner on 371 of them; the average daily gap was 36 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Akola peaks in November, while Bilaspur peaks in December. Akola logged 0% Severe days and 59.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bilaspur was 0% Severe and 88% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Akola 129 days, Bilaspur 66 days.
Year-over-year progress
Akola has improved by 16 AQI points (15.5%) from 2023 to 2024; Bilaspur has improved by 22 AQI points (26.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Akola reached AQI 330 at Ramdaspeth (MPCB) on 2023-11-04; Bilaspur hit AQI 259 at Mangala (NTPC) on 2023-03-09.
Station-level disparity
Akola spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 93, max 93); Bilaspur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 69, max 69).