Bhiwāni vs Salem
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhiwāni and Salem.
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, Bhiwāni averaged an AQI of 134 while Salem averaged 68 — a 66-point (97%) gap, with Bhiwāni the more polluted and Salem the cleaner of the two. On 380 days when both cities reported, Salem was cleaner on 337 of them; the average daily gap was 82 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhiwāni peaks in November, while Salem peaks in April. Bhiwāni logged 0.6% Severe days and 36.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Salem was 0% Severe and 87.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhiwāni 33 days, Salem 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhiwāni has improved by 15 AQI points (10.1%) from 2019 to 2024; Salem has improved by 5 AQI points (6.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhiwāni reached AQI 471 at HB Colony (HSPCB) on 2019-11-13; Salem hit AQI 214 at Sona College of Technology (TNPCB) on 2024-01-15.
Station-level disparity
Bhiwāni spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 144, max 144); Salem spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 73, max 73).