Bhagalpur vs Bhiwandi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhagalpur 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, Bhagalpur averaged an AQI of 164 while Bhiwandi averaged 108 — a 56-point (52%) gap, with Bhagalpur the more polluted and Bhiwandi the cleaner of the two. On 468 days when both cities reported, Bhiwandi was cleaner on 380 of them; the average daily gap was 75 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhagalpur peaks in January, while Bhiwandi peaks in November. Bhagalpur logged 1.9% Severe days and 19.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bhiwandi was 0% Severe and 52.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhagalpur 20 days, Bhiwandi 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhagalpur has improved by 123 AQI points (42.9%) from 2021 to 2024; Bhiwandi has worsened by 6 AQI points (5.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhagalpur reached AQI 451 at Mayaganj (BSPCB) on 2022-12-30; Bhiwandi hit AQI 270 at Gokul Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-05-14.
Station-level disparity
Bhagalpur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 26-point spread (min 170, max 196); Bhiwandi spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 106, max 106).