Asansol vs Bhubaneswar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Asansol 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, Asansol averaged an AQI of 145 while Bhubaneswar averaged 115 — a 30-point (26%) gap, with Asansol the more polluted and Bhubaneswar the cleaner of the two. On 359 days when both cities reported, Bhubaneswar was cleaner on 266 of them; the average daily gap was 72 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Asansol peaks in December, while Bhubaneswar peaks in January. Asansol logged 0% Severe days and 43.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bhubaneswar was 0% Severe and 48.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Asansol 44 days, Bhubaneswar 27 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Asansol reached AQI 394 at Court Area (WBPCB) on 2022-12-13; Bhubaneswar hit AQI 341 at Lingraj Mandir (OSPCB) on 2024-01-09.
Station-level disparity
Asansol spans 4 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 123, max 163); Bhubaneswar spans 2 stations with a 2-point spread (min 114, max 116).