Amarāvati vs Bhilai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amarāvati 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, Amarāvati averaged an AQI of 63 while Bhilai averaged 73 — a 10-point (16%) gap, with Bhilai the more polluted and Amarāvati the cleaner of the two. On 756 days when both cities reported, Amarāvati was cleaner on 486 of them; the average daily gap was 33 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amarāvati peaks in December, while Bhilai peaks in November. Amarāvati logged 0% Severe days and 78.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bhilai was 0% Severe and 71.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amarāvati 92 days, Bhilai 119 days.
Year-over-year progress
Amarāvati has improved by 126 AQI points (66.7%) from 2017 to 2024; Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Amarāvati reached AQI 307 at Secretariat (APPCB) on 2020-12-28; Bhilai hit AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26.
Station-level disparity
Amarāvati spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 74, max 74); Bhilai spans 3 stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84).