Bangalore vs Bhilwara
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore 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, Bangalore averaged an AQI of 74 while Bhilwara averaged 98 — a 24-point (32%) gap, with Bhilwara the more polluted and Bangalore the cleaner of the two. On 503 days when both cities reported, Bhilwara was cleaner on 301 of them; the average daily gap was 54 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Bhilwara peaks in December. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bhilwara was 0% Severe and 54.900000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Bhilwara 35 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Bhilwara has improved by 37 AQI points (27.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Bhilwara hit AQI 331 at Pratap Nagar (RSPCB) on 2023-12-27.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Bhilwara spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111).