Bhiwandi vs Gangtok
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhiwandi and Gangtok.
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, Bhiwandi averaged an AQI of 108 while Gangtok averaged 48 — a 60-point (125%) gap, with Bhiwandi the more polluted and Gangtok the cleaner of the two. On 393 days when both cities reported, Gangtok was cleaner on 329 of them; the average daily gap was 59 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhiwandi peaks in November, while Gangtok peaks in March. Bhiwandi logged 0% Severe days and 52.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gangtok was 0% Severe and 96.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhiwandi 52 days, Gangtok 94 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhiwandi has worsened by 6 AQI points (5.9%) from 2023 to 2024; Gangtok has worsened by 14 AQI points (41.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhiwandi reached AQI 270 at Gokul Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-05-14; Gangtok hit AQI 264 at Zero Point GICI (SSPCB) on 2023-01-16.
Station-level disparity
Bhiwandi spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 106, max 106); Gangtok spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 50, max 50).