Bhilai vs Buxar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilai and Buxar.
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, Bhilai averaged an AQI of 73 while Buxar averaged 141 — a 68-point (93%) gap, with Buxar the more polluted and Bhilai the cleaner of the two. On 223 days when both cities reported, Bhilai was cleaner on 178 of them; the average daily gap was 66 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhilai peaks in November, while Buxar peaks in February. Bhilai logged 0% Severe days and 71.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Buxar was 0% Severe and 39% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilai 119 days, Buxar 13 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bhilai reached AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Buxar hit AQI 389 at Charitra Van (BSPCB) on 2024-02-11.
Station-level disparity
Bhilai spans 3 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84); Buxar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141).