Aurangabad vs Bhiwandi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Aurangabad and Bhiwandi.
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 Bhiwandi averaged 108 — a 9-point (9%) gap, with Bhiwandi the more polluted and Aurangabad the cleaner of the two. On 332 days when both cities reported, Aurangabad was cleaner on 170 of them; the average daily gap was 35 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Aurangabad peaks in January, while Bhiwandi peaks in November. Aurangabad logged 0.1% Severe days and 58.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bhiwandi was 0% Severe and 52.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Aurangabad 46 days, Bhiwandi 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Aurangabad has improved by 41 AQI points (29.3%) from 2016 to 2024; Bhiwandi has worsened by 6 AQI points (5.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Aurangabad reached AQI 436 at More Chowk Waluj (MPCB) on 2024-09-16; Bhiwandi hit AQI 270 at Gokul Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-05-14.
Station-level disparity
Aurangabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 87-point spread (min 91, max 178); Bhiwandi spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 106, max 106).