Bhilai vs Sangli
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilai and Sangli.
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 Sangli averaged 85 — a 12-point (16%) gap, with Sangli the more polluted and Bhilai the cleaner of the two. On 526 days when both cities reported, Sangli was cleaner on 335 of them; the average daily gap was 33 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhilai peaks in November, while Sangli peaks in February. Bhilai logged 0% Severe days and 71.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sangli was 0% Severe and 67.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilai 119 days, Sangli 116 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Sangli has worsened by 17 AQI points (25%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilai reached AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Sangli hit AQI 254 at Vijay Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-09-24.
Station-level disparity
Bhilai spans 3 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84); Sangli spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 79, max 79).