Bhilai vs Siliguri
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilai and Siliguri.
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 Siliguri averaged 81 — a 8-point (11%) gap, with Siliguri the more polluted and Bhilai the cleaner of the two. On 436 days when both cities reported, Siliguri was cleaner on 226 of them; the average daily gap was 38 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhilai peaks in November, while Siliguri peaks in February. Bhilai logged 0% Severe days and 71.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Siliguri was 0.1% Severe and 61.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilai 119 days, Siliguri 180 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Siliguri has improved by 39 AQI points (32.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilai reached AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Siliguri hit AQI 415 at Ward-32 Bapupara (WBPCB) on 2018-02-08.
Station-level disparity
Bhilai spans 3 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84); Siliguri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 107, max 107).