Bhilai vs Visakhapatnam
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilai and Visakhapatnam.
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 Visakhapatnam averaged 110 — a 37-point (51%) gap, with Visakhapatnam the more polluted and Bhilai the cleaner of the two. On 753 days when both cities reported, Bhilai was cleaner on 588 of them; the average daily gap was 50 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhilai peaks in November, while Visakhapatnam peaks in January. Bhilai logged 0% Severe days and 71.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Visakhapatnam was 0% Severe and 50.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilai 119 days, Visakhapatnam 27 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilai has worsened by 8 AQI points (12.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Visakhapatnam has worsened by 15 AQI points (15.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilai reached AQI 288 at Hathkhoj (CECB) on 2023-12-26; Visakhapatnam hit AQI 341 at GVM Corporation (APPCB) on 2019-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Bhilai spans 3 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 59, max 84); Visakhapatnam spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111).