Ariyalur vs Bhubaneswar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ariyalur 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, Ariyalur averaged an AQI of 46 while Bhubaneswar averaged 115 — a 69-point (150%) gap, with Bhubaneswar the more polluted and Ariyalur the cleaner of the two. On 296 days when both cities reported, Ariyalur was cleaner on 277 of them; the average daily gap was 77 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ariyalur peaks in March, while Bhubaneswar peaks in January. Ariyalur logged 0% Severe days and 93.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bhubaneswar was 0% Severe and 48.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ariyalur 57 days, Bhubaneswar 27 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Ariyalur reached AQI 221 at Keelapalur (TNPCB) on 2024-04-07; Bhubaneswar hit AQI 341 at Lingraj Mandir (OSPCB) on 2024-01-09.
Station-level disparity
Ariyalur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 51, max 51); Bhubaneswar spans 2 stations with a 2-point spread (min 114, max 116).