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Bhopal vs Nayāgarh

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhopal and Nayāgarh.

Cleaner right now: Bhopal (41-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Nayāgarh cleaner 228/321 daysYoY 20192024: Bhopal -25.5% · Nayāgarh -32.9%

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

🏆 Cleaner

Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh, India

Good

PM2.5: 27.9 µg/m³

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Nayāgarh

Odisha, India

Satisfactory

PM2.5: 52.5 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantBhopalNayāgarh
PM2.5(µg/m³)27.9052.50
PM10(µg/m³)45.2056.30
NO₂(µg/m³)6.8015.20
SO₂(µg/m³)5.707.00
O₃(µg/m³)67.0056.00
CO(µg/m³)260.00452.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Bhopal averaged an AQI of 114 while Nayāgarh averaged 98 — a 16-point (16%) gap, with Bhopal the more polluted and Nayāgarh the cleaner of the two. On 321 days when both cities reported, Nayāgarh was cleaner on 228 of them; the average daily gap was 65 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Bhopal peaks in November, while Nayāgarh peaks in April. Bhopal logged 0% Severe days and 38.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Nayāgarh was 0% Severe and 47.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhopal 47 days, Nayāgarh 52 days.

Year-over-year progress

Bhopal has improved by 39 AQI points (25.5%) from 2019 to 2024; Nayāgarh has improved by 48 AQI points (32.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhopal reached AQI 392 at T T Nagar (MPPCB) on 2022-01-06; Nayāgarh hit AQI 336 at Dabuna (OSPCB) on 2023-03-13.

Station-level disparity

Bhopal spans 3 CPCB stations with a 18-point spread (min 111, max 129); Nayāgarh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 116, max 116).

Verdict

🏆 Bhopal has better air quality with an AQI of 47 compared to Nayāgarh's 88.

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