Bettiah vs Bilaspur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bettiah 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, Bettiah averaged an AQI of 127 while Bilaspur averaged 61 — a 66-point (108%) gap, with Bettiah the more polluted and Bilaspur the cleaner of the two. On 652 days when both cities reported, Bilaspur was cleaner on 568 of them; the average daily gap was 108 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bettiah peaks in November, while Bilaspur peaks in December. Bettiah logged 3.2% Severe days and 32.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bilaspur was 0% Severe and 88% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bettiah 20 days, Bilaspur 66 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bettiah has improved by 73 AQI points (36.5%) from 2021 to 2024; Bilaspur has improved by 22 AQI points (26.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bettiah reached AQI 470 at Kamalnath Nagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01; Bilaspur hit AQI 259 at Mangala (NTPC) on 2023-03-09.
Station-level disparity
Bettiah spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Bilaspur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 69, max 69).