Bhilai vs Pithampur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilai and Pithampur.
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 Pithampur averaged 117 — a 44-point (60%) gap, with Pithampur the more polluted and Bhilai the cleaner of the two. On 798 days when both cities reported, Bhilai was cleaner on 641 of them; the average daily gap was 42 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhilai peaks in November, while Pithampur peaks in December. Bhilai logged 0% Severe days and 71.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pithampur was 0% Severe and 41% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilai 119 days, Pithampur 101 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Pithampur has improved by 57 AQI points (32.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilai reached AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Pithampur hit AQI 310 at Sector-2 Industrial Area (MPPCB) on 2017-12-08.
Station-level disparity
Bhilai spans 3 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84); Pithampur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 114, max 114).