Bhilai vs Puducherry
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilai and Puducherry.
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 Puducherry averaged 55 — a 18-point (33%) gap, with Bhilai the more polluted and Puducherry the cleaner of the two. On 780 days when both cities reported, Puducherry was cleaner on 549 of them; the average daily gap was 38 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhilai peaks in November, while Puducherry peaks in December. Bhilai logged 0% Severe days and 71.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Puducherry was 0% Severe and 95.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilai 119 days, Puducherry 117 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Puducherry has worsened by 1 AQI points (1.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilai reached AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Puducherry hit AQI 274 at Jawahar Nagar (PPCC) on 2022-10-25.
Station-level disparity
Bhilai spans 3 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84); Puducherry spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56).