Amritsar vs Bhubaneswar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Amritsar 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, Amritsar averaged an AQI of 124 while Bhubaneswar averaged 115 — a 9-point (8%) gap, with Amritsar the more polluted and Bhubaneswar the cleaner of the two. On 339 days when both cities reported, Bhubaneswar was cleaner on 188 of them; the average daily gap was 65 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Amritsar peaks in November, while Bhubaneswar peaks in January. Amritsar logged 0.2% Severe days and 47.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bhubaneswar was 0% Severe and 48.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Amritsar 40 days, Bhubaneswar 27 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Amritsar reached AQI 459 at Golden Temple (PPCB) on 2018-06-14; Bhubaneswar hit AQI 341 at Lingraj Mandir (OSPCB) on 2024-01-09.
Station-level disparity
Amritsar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 119, max 119); Bhubaneswar spans 2 stations with a 2-point spread (min 114, max 116).