Bhiwandi vs Mumbai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhiwandi and Mumbai.
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 Mumbai averaged 93 — a 15-point (16%) gap, with Bhiwandi the more polluted and Mumbai the cleaner of the two. On 333 days when both cities reported, Bhiwandi was cleaner on 311 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhiwandi peaks in November, while Mumbai peaks in December. Bhiwandi logged 0% Severe days and 52.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Mumbai was 0.5% Severe and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhiwandi 52 days, Mumbai 58 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhiwandi has worsened by 6 AQI points (5.9%) from 2023 to 2024; Mumbai has improved by 4 AQI points (4.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhiwandi reached AQI 270 at Gokul Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-05-14; Mumbai hit AQI 500 at Vile Parle West (MPCB) on 2022-08-15.
Station-level disparity
Bhiwandi spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 106, max 106); Mumbai spans 29 stations with a 74-point spread (min 77, max 151).