Bhilai vs Pune
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilai and Pune.
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 Pune averaged 97 — a 24-point (33%) gap, with Pune the more polluted and Bhilai the cleaner of the two. On 438 days when both cities reported, Bhilai was cleaner on 402 of them; the average daily gap was 74 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; Pune was 0.1% Severe and 44.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilai 119 days, Pune 92 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Pune has improved by 7 AQI points (6.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilai reached AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Pune hit AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29.
Station-level disparity
Bhilai spans 3 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84); Pune spans 12 stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122).