Bhiwandi vs Gaya
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhiwandi and Gaya.
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 Gaya averaged 110 — a 2-point (2%) gap, with Gaya the more polluted and Bhiwandi the cleaner of the two. On 480 days when both cities reported, Bhiwandi was cleaner on 361 of them; the average daily gap was 53 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhiwandi peaks in November, while Gaya peaks in January. Bhiwandi logged 0% Severe days and 52.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gaya was 1.7% Severe and 32% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhiwandi 52 days, Gaya 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhiwandi has worsened by 6 AQI points (5.9%) from 2023 to 2024; Gaya has improved by 89 AQI points (44.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhiwandi reached AQI 270 at Gokul Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-05-14; Gaya hit AQI 500 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-10-15.
Station-level disparity
Bhiwandi spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 106, max 106); Gaya spans 3 stations with a 85-point spread (min 88, max 173).