Bhiwandi vs Maihar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhiwandi and Maihar.
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 Maihar averaged 59 — a 49-point (83%) gap, with Bhiwandi the more polluted and Maihar the cleaner of the two. On 337 days when both cities reported, Maihar was cleaner on 298 of them; the average daily gap was 63 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhiwandi peaks in November, while Maihar peaks in December. Bhiwandi logged 0% Severe days and 52.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Maihar was 0% Severe and 94.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhiwandi 52 days, Maihar 72 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhiwandi has worsened by 6 AQI points (5.9%) from 2023 to 2024; Maihar has improved by 9 AQI points (13.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhiwandi reached AQI 270 at Gokul Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-05-14; Maihar hit AQI 262 at Sahilara Maihar (Cements) on 2022-08-25.
Station-level disparity
Bhiwandi spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 106, max 106); Maihar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56).