Bhilai vs Damoh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilai and Damoh.
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 Damoh averaged 87 — a 14-point (19%) gap, with Damoh the more polluted and Bhilai the cleaner of the two. On 562 days when both cities reported, Damoh was cleaner on 387 of them; the average daily gap was 46 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhilai peaks in November, while Damoh peaks in December. Bhilai logged 0% Severe days and 71.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Damoh was 0% Severe and 76.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilai 119 days, Damoh 56 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Damoh has improved by 118 AQI points (57.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilai reached AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Damoh hit AQI 358 at Shrivastav Colony (MPPCB) on 2018-12-27.
Station-level disparity
Bhilai spans 3 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84); Damoh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 75, max 75).