Bhilai vs Jabalpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilai and Jabalpur.
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 Jabalpur averaged 106 — a 33-point (45%) gap, with Jabalpur the more polluted and Bhilai the cleaner of the two. On 451 days when both cities reported, Bhilai was cleaner on 391 of them; the average daily gap was 58 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Bhilai logged 0% Severe days and 71.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Jabalpur was 0% Severe and 42% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilai 119 days, Jabalpur 122 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Jabalpur has improved by 53 AQI points (33.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilai reached AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Jabalpur hit AQI 364 at Marhatal (MPPCB) on 2024-01-21.
Station-level disparity
Bhilai spans 3 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84); Jabalpur spans 4 stations with a 21-point spread (min 101, max 122).