Bettiah vs Bhubaneswar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bettiah 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, Bettiah averaged an AQI of 127 while Bhubaneswar averaged 115 — a 12-point (10%) gap, with Bettiah the more polluted and Bhubaneswar the cleaner of the two. On 231 days when both cities reported, Bettiah was cleaner on 121 of them; the average daily gap was 71 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bettiah peaks in November, while Bhubaneswar peaks in January. Bettiah logged 3.2% Severe days and 32.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bhubaneswar was 0% Severe and 48.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bettiah 20 days, Bhubaneswar 27 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bettiah reached AQI 470 at Kamalnath Nagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-01; Bhubaneswar hit AQI 341 at Lingraj Mandir (OSPCB) on 2024-01-09.
Station-level disparity
Bettiah spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Bhubaneswar spans 2 stations with a 2-point spread (min 114, max 116).