Bhilai vs Ludhiana
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilai and Ludhiana.
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 Ludhiana averaged 117 — a 44-point (60%) gap, with Ludhiana the more polluted and Bhilai the cleaner of the two. On 28 days when both cities reported, Bhilai was cleaner on 28 of them; the average daily gap was 131 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; Ludhiana was 0.3% Severe and 53.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilai 119 days, Ludhiana 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Ludhiana has improved by 79 AQI points (40.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilai reached AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Ludhiana hit AQI 488 at Punjab Agricultural University (PPCB) on 2018-06-14.
Station-level disparity
Bhilai spans 3 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84); Ludhiana spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 118, max 118).