Bhilwara vs Patna
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhilwara and Patna.
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, Bhilwara averaged an AQI of 98 while Patna averaged 172 — a 74-point (76%) gap, with Patna the more polluted and Bhilwara the cleaner of the two. On 503 days when both cities reported, Bhilwara was cleaner on 460 of them; the average daily gap was 130 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in December on average. Bhilwara logged 0% Severe days and 54.900000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patna was 7.5% Severe and 19.400000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhilwara 35 days, Patna 30 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhilwara has improved by 37 AQI points (27.4%) from 2023 to 2024; Patna has improved by 40 AQI points (18.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhilwara reached AQI 331 at Pratap Nagar (RSPCB) on 2023-12-27; Patna hit AQI 491 at IGSC Planetarium Complex (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Bhilwara spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111); Patna spans 6 stations with a 39-point spread (min 154, max 193).