Bhilai vs Kota
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilai and Kota.
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 Kota averaged 131 — a 58-point (79%) gap, with Kota the more polluted and Bhilai the cleaner of the two. On 451 days when both cities reported, Bhilai was cleaner on 428 of them; the average daily gap was 73 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; Kota was 0% Severe and 40.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilai 119 days, Kota 89 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Kota has improved by 45 AQI points (25.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilai reached AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Kota hit AQI 375 at Shrinath Puram (RSPCB) on 2021-11-14.
Station-level disparity
Bhilai spans 3 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84); Kota spans 3 stations with a 9-point spread (min 121, max 130).