Bhiwandi vs Kolār
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhiwandi and Kolār.
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 Kolār averaged 65 — a 43-point (66%) gap, with Bhiwandi the more polluted and Kolār the cleaner of the two. On 324 days when both cities reported, Kolār was cleaner on 261 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhiwandi peaks in November, while Kolār peaks in September. Bhiwandi logged 0% Severe days and 52.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kolār was 0.9% Severe and 85.30000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhiwandi 52 days, Kolār 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhiwandi has worsened by 6 AQI points (5.9%) from 2023 to 2024; Kolār has improved by 56 AQI points (46.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhiwandi reached AQI 270 at Gokul Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-05-14; Kolār hit AQI 500 at Tamaka Ind Area (KSPCB) on 2018-09-18.
Station-level disparity
Bhiwandi spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 106, max 106); Kolār spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71).