Arrah vs Bhilai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Arrah 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, Arrah averaged an AQI of 123 while Bhilai averaged 73 — a 50-point (68%) gap, with Arrah the more polluted and Bhilai the cleaner of the two. On 607 days when both cities reported, Bhilai was cleaner on 484 of them; the average daily gap was 82 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Arrah peaks in January, while Bhilai peaks in November. Arrah logged 0.2% Severe days and 32.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bhilai was 0% Severe and 71.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Arrah 11 days, Bhilai 119 days.
Year-over-year progress
Arrah has improved by 175 AQI points (58.7%) from 2021 to 2024; Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Arrah reached AQI 420 at New DM Office (BSPCB) on 2021-12-21; Bhilai hit AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26.
Station-level disparity
Arrah spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Bhilai spans 3 stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84).