Asansol vs Bidar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Asansol and Bidar.
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 Bidar averaged 85 — a 60-point (71%) gap, with Asansol the more polluted and Bidar the cleaner of the two. On 538 days when both cities reported, Bidar was cleaner on 452 of them; the average daily gap was 90 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Asansol peaks in December, while Bidar peaks in January. Asansol logged 0% Severe days and 43.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bidar was 0.1% Severe and 72.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Asansol 44 days, Bidar 24 days.
Year-over-year progress
Asansol has worsened by 12 AQI points (9%) from 2018 to 2024; Bidar has worsened by 1 AQI points (1.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Asansol reached AQI 394 at Court Area (WBPCB) on 2022-12-13; Bidar hit AQI 437 at Naubad (KSPCB) on 2022-01-25.
Station-level disparity
Asansol spans 4 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 123, max 163); Bidar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 84, max 84).