Bhiwandi vs Surat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhiwandi and Surat.
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 Surat averaged 83 — a 25-point (30%) gap, with Bhiwandi the more polluted and Surat the cleaner of the two. On 351 days when both cities reported, Surat was cleaner on 206 of them; the average daily gap was 59 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Bhiwandi logged 0% Severe days and 52.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Surat was 0% Severe and 55.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhiwandi 52 days, Surat 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhiwandi has worsened by 6 AQI points (5.9%) from 2023 to 2024; Surat has improved by 139 AQI points (62.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhiwandi reached AQI 270 at Gokul Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-05-14; Surat hit AQI 384 at Science Center (SMC) on 2023-08-19.
Station-level disparity
Bhiwandi spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 106, max 106); Surat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 123, max 123).