Asansol vs Bhilwara
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Asansol and Bhilwara.
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, Asansol averaged an AQI of 145 while Bhilwara averaged 98 — a 47-point (48%) gap, with Asansol the more polluted and Bhilwara the cleaner of the two. On 326 days when both cities reported, Bhilwara was cleaner on 283 of them; the average daily gap was 82 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in December on average. Asansol logged 0% Severe days and 43.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bhilwara was 0% Severe and 54.900000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Asansol 44 days, Bhilwara 35 days.
Year-over-year progress
Asansol has worsened by 12 AQI points (9%) from 2018 to 2024; Bhilwara has improved by 37 AQI points (27.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Asansol reached AQI 394 at Court Area (WBPCB) on 2022-12-13; Bhilwara hit AQI 331 at Pratap Nagar (RSPCB) on 2023-12-27.
Station-level disparity
Asansol spans 4 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 123, max 163); Bhilwara spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111).