Bhilai vs Guwahati
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilai and Guwahati.
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 Guwahati averaged 123 — a 50-point (68%) gap, with Guwahati the more polluted and Bhilai the cleaner of the two. On 809 days when both cities reported, Bhilai was cleaner on 680 of them; the average daily gap was 86 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhilai peaks in November, while Guwahati peaks in January. Bhilai logged 0% Severe days and 71.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Guwahati was 0.1% Severe and 44.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilai 119 days, Guwahati 105 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Guwahati has worsened by 14 AQI points (12.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilai reached AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Guwahati hit AQI 420 at Railway Colony (PCBA) on 2023-01-15.
Station-level disparity
Bhilai spans 3 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84); Guwahati spans 4 stations with a 26-point spread (min 118, max 144).