Aurangabad vs Bhilwara
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Aurangabad 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, Aurangabad averaged an AQI of 99 while Bhilwara averaged 98 — a 1-point (1%) gap, with Aurangabad the more polluted and Bhilwara the cleaner of the two. On 325 days when both cities reported, Bhilwara was cleaner on 229 of them; the average daily gap was 44 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Aurangabad peaks in January, while Bhilwara peaks in December. Aurangabad logged 0.1% Severe days and 58.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bhilwara was 0% Severe and 54.900000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Aurangabad 46 days, Bhilwara 35 days.
Year-over-year progress
Aurangabad has improved by 41 AQI points (29.3%) from 2016 to 2024; Bhilwara has improved by 37 AQI points (27.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Aurangabad reached AQI 436 at More Chowk Waluj (MPCB) on 2024-09-16; Bhilwara hit AQI 331 at Pratap Nagar (RSPCB) on 2023-12-27.
Station-level disparity
Aurangabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 87-point spread (min 91, max 178); Bhilwara spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111).