Bhiwandi vs Nalbāri
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhiwandi and Nalbāri.
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 Nalbāri averaged 129 — a 21-point (19%) gap, with Nalbāri the more polluted and Bhiwandi the cleaner of the two. On 423 days when both cities reported, Bhiwandi was cleaner on 232 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhiwandi peaks in November, while Nalbāri peaks in January. Bhiwandi logged 0% Severe days and 52.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Nalbāri was 0% Severe and 41% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhiwandi 52 days, Nalbāri 18 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhiwandi has worsened by 6 AQI points (5.9%) from 2023 to 2024; Nalbāri has improved by 72 AQI points (35.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhiwandi reached AQI 270 at Gokul Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-05-14; Nalbāri hit AQI 384 at Bata Chowk (PCBA) on 2024-01-08.
Station-level disparity
Bhiwandi spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 106, max 106); Nalbāri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141).