Bhilai vs Dehradun
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilai and Dehradun.
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 Dehradun averaged 106 — a 33-point (45%) gap, with Dehradun the more polluted and Bhilai the cleaner of the two. On 649 days when both cities reported, Bhilai was cleaner on 356 of them; the average daily gap was 41 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhilai peaks in November, while Dehradun peaks in January. Bhilai logged 0% Severe days and 71.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Dehradun was 0% Severe and 62.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilai 119 days, Dehradun 41 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Dehradun has worsened by 19 AQI points (21.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilai reached AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Dehradun hit AQI 327 at Doon University (UKPCB) on 2024-01-19.
Station-level disparity
Bhilai spans 3 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84); Dehradun spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 98, max 98).