Bhopal vs Haldia
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhopal and Haldia.
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, Bhopal averaged an AQI of 114 while Haldia averaged 90 — a 24-point (27%) gap, with Bhopal the more polluted and Haldia the cleaner of the two. On 358 days when both cities reported, Haldia was cleaner on 294 of them; the average daily gap was 51 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhopal peaks in November, while Haldia peaks in December. Bhopal logged 0% Severe days and 38.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Haldia was 0% Severe and 65.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhopal 47 days, Haldia 51 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhopal has improved by 39 AQI points (25.5%) from 2019 to 2024; Haldia has worsened by 8 AQI points (9.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhopal reached AQI 392 at T T Nagar (MPPCB) on 2022-01-06; Haldia hit AQI 322 at Priyambada Housing Estate (WBPCB) on 2024-11-26.
Station-level disparity
Bhopal spans 3 CPCB stations with a 18-point spread (min 111, max 129); Haldia spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 86, max 86).