Bhilai vs Dūngarpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilai and Dūngarpur.
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 Dūngarpur averaged 108 — a 35-point (48%) gap, with Dūngarpur the more polluted and Bhilai the cleaner of the two. On 453 days when both cities reported, Bhilai was cleaner on 279 of them; the average daily gap was 37 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhilai peaks in November, while Dūngarpur peaks in January. Bhilai logged 0% Severe days and 71.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Dūngarpur was 0% Severe and 57.199999999999996% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilai 119 days, Dūngarpur 24 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Dūngarpur has improved by 5 AQI points (4.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilai reached AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Dūngarpur hit AQI 314 at Bhoiwada (RSPCB) on 2024-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Bhilai spans 3 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84); Dūngarpur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 109, max 109).