Bhilai vs Nanded
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilai and Nanded.
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 Nanded averaged 102 — a 29-point (40%) gap, with Nanded the more polluted and Bhilai the cleaner of the two. On 479 days when both cities reported, Bhilai was cleaner on 287 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; Nanded was 0% Severe and 52.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilai 119 days, Nanded 15 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Nanded has worsened by 9 AQI points (9.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilai reached AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Nanded hit AQI 282 at Sneh Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-11-11.
Station-level disparity
Bhilai spans 3 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84); Nanded spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 99, max 99).