Bhilai vs Jīnd
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilai and Jīnd.
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 Jīnd averaged 126 — a 53-point (73%) gap, with Jīnd the more polluted and Bhilai the cleaner of the two. On 723 days when both cities reported, Bhilai was cleaner on 569 of them; the average daily gap was 69 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; Jīnd was 2.1% Severe and 36.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilai 119 days, Jīnd 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Jīnd has improved by 39 AQI points (23.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilai reached AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Jīnd hit AQI 491 at Police Lines (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Bhilai spans 3 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84); Jīnd spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 158, max 158).