Bhiwandi vs Puducherry
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhiwandi and Puducherry.
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 Puducherry averaged 55 — a 53-point (96%) gap, with Bhiwandi the more polluted and Puducherry the cleaner of the two. On 465 days when both cities reported, Puducherry was cleaner on 378 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhiwandi peaks in November, while Puducherry peaks in December. Bhiwandi logged 0% Severe days and 52.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Puducherry was 0% Severe and 95.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhiwandi 52 days, Puducherry 117 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhiwandi has worsened by 6 AQI points (5.9%) from 2023 to 2024; Puducherry has worsened by 1 AQI points (1.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhiwandi reached AQI 270 at Gokul Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-05-14; Puducherry hit AQI 274 at Jawahar Nagar (PPCC) on 2022-10-25.
Station-level disparity
Bhiwandi spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 106, max 106); Puducherry spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56).