Bhilai vs Chapra
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilai and Chapra.
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 Chapra averaged 149 — a 76-point (104%) gap, with Chapra the more polluted and Bhilai the cleaner of the two. On 685 days when both cities reported, Bhilai was cleaner on 590 of them; the average daily gap was 111 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhilai peaks in November, while Chapra peaks in January. Bhilai logged 0% Severe days and 71.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Chapra was 2.4% Severe and 26.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilai 119 days, Chapra 14 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Chapra has improved by 181 AQI points (54.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilai reached AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Chapra hit AQI 452 at Darshan Nagar (BSPCB) on 2022-12-20.
Station-level disparity
Bhilai spans 3 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84); Chapra spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 195, max 195).