Bhilai vs Patna
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilai and Patna.
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 Patna averaged 172 — a 99-point (136%) gap, with Patna the more polluted and Bhilai the cleaner of the two. On 813 days when both cities reported, Bhilai was cleaner on 803 of them; the average daily gap was 170 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhilai peaks in November, while Patna peaks in December. Bhilai logged 0% Severe days and 71.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patna was 7.5% Severe and 19.400000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilai 119 days, Patna 30 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Patna has improved by 40 AQI points (18.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilai reached AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Patna hit AQI 491 at IGSC Planetarium Complex (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Bhilai spans 3 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84); Patna spans 6 stations with a 39-point spread (min 154, max 193).