Bhilai vs Kāshīpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilai and Kāshīpur.
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 Kāshīpur averaged 106 — a 33-point (45%) gap, with Kāshīpur the more polluted and Bhilai the cleaner of the two. On 567 days when both cities reported, Bhilai was cleaner on 301 of them; the average daily gap was 40 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhilai peaks in November, while Kāshīpur peaks in January. Bhilai logged 0% Severe days and 71.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kāshīpur was 0% Severe and 58.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilai 119 days, Kāshīpur 47 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Kāshīpur has worsened by 14 AQI points (15.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilai reached AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Kāshīpur hit AQI 327 at Govt Girls Inter College (UKPCB) on 2024-01-19.
Station-level disparity
Bhilai spans 3 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84); Kāshīpur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 101, max 101).