Bhagalpur vs Bilaspur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhagalpur 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, Bhagalpur averaged an AQI of 164 while Bilaspur averaged 61 — a 103-point (169%) gap, with Bhagalpur the more polluted and Bilaspur the cleaner of the two. On 917 days when both cities reported, Bilaspur was cleaner on 870 of them; the average daily gap was 125 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhagalpur peaks in January, while Bilaspur peaks in December. Bhagalpur logged 1.9% Severe days and 19.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bilaspur was 0% Severe and 88% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhagalpur 20 days, Bilaspur 66 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhagalpur has improved by 123 AQI points (42.9%) from 2021 to 2024; Bilaspur has improved by 22 AQI points (26.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhagalpur reached AQI 451 at Mayaganj (BSPCB) on 2022-12-30; Bilaspur hit AQI 259 at Mangala (NTPC) on 2023-03-09.
Station-level disparity
Bhagalpur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 26-point spread (min 170, max 196); Bilaspur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 69, max 69).