Bhiwandi vs Purnia
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhiwandi and Purnia.
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 Purnia averaged 133 — a 25-point (23%) gap, with Purnia the more polluted and Bhiwandi the cleaner of the two. On 361 days when both cities reported, Bhiwandi was cleaner on 229 of them; the average daily gap was 54 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhiwandi peaks in November, while Purnia peaks in January. Bhiwandi logged 0% Severe days and 52.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Purnia was 3.7% Severe and 33.699999999999996% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhiwandi 52 days, Purnia 14 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhiwandi has worsened by 6 AQI points (5.9%) from 2023 to 2024; Purnia has improved by 163 AQI points (55.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhiwandi reached AQI 270 at Gokul Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-05-14; Purnia hit AQI 460 at Mariam Nagar (BSPCB) on 2022-12-15.
Station-level disparity
Bhiwandi spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 106, max 106); Purnia spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 176, max 176).