Bhilai vs Solapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilai and Solapur.
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 Solapur averaged 96 — a 23-point (32%) gap, with Solapur the more polluted and Bhilai the cleaner of the two. On 419 days when both cities reported, Bhilai was cleaner on 348 of them; the average daily gap was 41 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhilai peaks in November, while Solapur peaks in March. Bhilai logged 0% Severe days and 71.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Solapur was 0% Severe and 52.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilai 119 days, Solapur 61 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Solapur has improved by 45 AQI points (31.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilai reached AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Solapur hit AQI 266 at Solapur (MPCB) on 2018-03-03.
Station-level disparity
Bhilai spans 3 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84); Solapur spans 3 stations with a 10-point spread (min 88, max 98).