Bhilai vs Gangtok
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilai and Gangtok.
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 Gangtok averaged 48 — a 25-point (52%) gap, with Bhilai the more polluted and Gangtok the cleaner of the two. On 618 days when both cities reported, Gangtok was cleaner on 467 of them; the average daily gap was 43 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhilai peaks in November, while Gangtok peaks in March. Bhilai logged 0% Severe days and 71.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gangtok was 0% Severe and 96.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilai 119 days, Gangtok 94 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Gangtok has worsened by 14 AQI points (41.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilai reached AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Gangtok hit AQI 264 at Zero Point GICI (SSPCB) on 2023-01-16.
Station-level disparity
Bhilai spans 3 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84); Gangtok spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 50, max 50).