Ahmedabad vs Bhubaneswar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ahmedabad and Bhubaneswar.
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, Ahmedabad averaged an AQI of 117 while Bhubaneswar averaged 115 — a 2-point (2%) gap, with Ahmedabad the more polluted and Bhubaneswar the cleaner of the two. On 359 days when both cities reported, Bhubaneswar was cleaner on 277 of them; the average daily gap was 75 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ahmedabad peaks in November, while Bhubaneswar peaks in January. Ahmedabad logged 0.1% Severe days and 23.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bhubaneswar was 0% Severe and 48.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ahmedabad 25 days, Bhubaneswar 27 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Ahmedabad reached AQI 430 at Raikhad (IITM) on 2023-03-17; Bhubaneswar hit AQI 341 at Lingraj Mandir (OSPCB) on 2024-01-09.
Station-level disparity
Ahmedabad spans 9 CPCB stations with a 44-point spread (min 95, max 139); Bhubaneswar spans 2 stations with a 2-point spread (min 114, max 116).