Bhilai vs Davanagere
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilai and Davanagere.
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 Davanagere averaged 57 — a 16-point (28%) gap, with Bhilai the more polluted and Davanagere the cleaner of the two. On 661 days when both cities reported, Davanagere was cleaner on 514 of them; the average daily gap was 38 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhilai peaks in November, while Davanagere peaks in March. Bhilai logged 0% Severe days and 71.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Davanagere was 0% Severe and 89.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilai 119 days, Davanagere 35 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Davanagere has worsened by 5 AQI points (9.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilai reached AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Davanagere hit AQI 233 at Devaraj Urs Badavane (KSPCB) on 2023-11-15.
Station-level disparity
Bhilai spans 3 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84); Davanagere spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57).