Asansol vs Bilaspur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Asansol 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, Asansol averaged an AQI of 145 while Bilaspur averaged 61 — a 84-point (138%) gap, with Asansol the more polluted and Bilaspur the cleaner of the two. On 722 days when both cities reported, Bilaspur was cleaner on 686 of them; the average daily gap was 98 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; Bilaspur was 0% Severe and 88% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Asansol 44 days, Bilaspur 66 days.
Year-over-year progress
Asansol has worsened by 12 AQI points (9%) from 2018 to 2024; Bilaspur has improved by 22 AQI points (26.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Asansol reached AQI 394 at Court Area (WBPCB) on 2022-12-13; Bilaspur hit AQI 259 at Mangala (NTPC) on 2023-03-09.
Station-level disparity
Asansol spans 4 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 123, max 163); Bilaspur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 69, max 69).