Bhilai vs Nashik
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilai and Nashik.
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 Nashik averaged 85 — a 12-point (16%) gap, with Nashik the more polluted and Bhilai the cleaner of the two. On 442 days when both cities reported, Bhilai was cleaner on 293 of them; the average daily gap was 34 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; Nashik was 0% Severe and 65.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilai 119 days, Nashik 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Nashik has improved by 38 AQI points (30.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilai reached AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Nashik hit AQI 319 at Gangapur Road (MPCB) on 2024-11-24.
Station-level disparity
Bhilai spans 3 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84); Nashik spans 4 stations with a 12-point spread (min 78, max 90).