Bangalore vs Bhiwandi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore 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, Bangalore averaged an AQI of 74 while Bhiwandi averaged 108 — a 34-point (46%) gap, with Bhiwandi the more polluted and Bangalore the cleaner of the two. On 484 days when both cities reported, Bhiwandi was cleaner on 320 of them; the average daily gap was 50 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Bhiwandi peaks in November. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bhiwandi was 0% Severe and 52.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Bhiwandi 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Bhiwandi has worsened by 6 AQI points (5.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Bhiwandi hit AQI 270 at Gokul Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-05-14.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Bhiwandi spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 106, max 106).