Bhilai vs Gadag
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilai and Gadag.
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 Gadag averaged 53 — a 20-point (38%) gap, with Bhilai the more polluted and Gadag the cleaner of the two. On 673 days when both cities reported, Gadag was cleaner on 511 of them; the average daily gap was 42 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhilai peaks in November, while Gadag peaks in March. Bhilai logged 0% Severe days and 71.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gadag was 0.3% Severe and 96.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilai 119 days, Gadag 50 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Gadag has worsened by 10 AQI points (23.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilai reached AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Gadag hit AQI 500 at Panchal Nagar (KSPCB) on 2022-12-10.
Station-level disparity
Bhilai spans 3 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84); Gadag spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 54, max 54).