Bhilai vs Mahād
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilai and Mahād.
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 Mahād averaged 90 — a 17-point (23%) gap, with Mahād the more polluted and Bhilai the cleaner of the two. On 514 days when both cities reported, Mahād was cleaner on 273 of them; the average daily gap was 31 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; Mahād was 0% Severe and 63.699999999999996% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilai 119 days, Mahād 49 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Mahād has worsened by 6 AQI points (7.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilai reached AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Mahād hit AQI 242 at Kamble Tarf Birwadi (MPCB) on 2023-11-19.
Station-level disparity
Bhilai spans 3 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84); Mahād spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 88, max 88).