Bhubaneswar vs Bilaspur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhubaneswar and Bilaspur.
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, Bhubaneswar averaged an AQI of 115 while Bilaspur averaged 61 — a 54-point (89%) gap, with Bhubaneswar the more polluted and Bilaspur the cleaner of the two. On 332 days when both cities reported, Bilaspur was cleaner on 277 of them; the average daily gap was 68 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhubaneswar peaks in January, while Bilaspur peaks in December. Bhubaneswar logged 0% Severe days and 48.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bilaspur was 0% Severe and 88% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhubaneswar 27 days, Bilaspur 66 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bhubaneswar reached AQI 341 at Lingraj Mandir (OSPCB) on 2024-01-09; Bilaspur hit AQI 259 at Mangala (NTPC) on 2023-03-09.
Station-level disparity
Bhubaneswar spans 2 CPCB stations with a 2-point spread (min 114, max 116); Bilaspur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 69, max 69).