Bhagalpur vs Bhilai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhagalpur and Bhilai.
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, Bhagalpur averaged an AQI of 164 while Bhilai averaged 73 — a 91-point (125%) gap, with Bhagalpur the more polluted and Bhilai the cleaner of the two. On 786 days when both cities reported, Bhilai was cleaner on 729 of them; the average daily gap was 112 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhagalpur peaks in January, while Bhilai peaks in November. Bhagalpur logged 1.9% Severe days and 19.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bhilai was 0% Severe and 71.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhagalpur 20 days, Bhilai 119 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhagalpur has improved by 123 AQI points (42.9%) from 2021 to 2024; Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhagalpur reached AQI 451 at Mayaganj (BSPCB) on 2022-12-30; Bhilai hit AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26.
Station-level disparity
Bhagalpur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 26-point spread (min 170, max 196); Bhilai spans 3 stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84).