Bhubaneswar vs Buxar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhubaneswar and Buxar.
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 Buxar averaged 141 — a 26-point (23%) gap, with Buxar the more polluted and Bhubaneswar the cleaner of the two. On 218 days when both cities reported, Bhubaneswar was cleaner on 153 of them; the average daily gap was 59 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhubaneswar peaks in January, while Buxar peaks in February. Bhubaneswar logged 0% Severe days and 48.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Buxar was 0% Severe and 39% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhubaneswar 27 days, Buxar 13 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bhubaneswar reached AQI 341 at Lingraj Mandir (OSPCB) on 2024-01-09; Buxar hit AQI 389 at Charitra Van (BSPCB) on 2024-02-11.
Station-level disparity
Bhubaneswar spans 2 CPCB stations with a 2-point spread (min 114, max 116); Buxar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141).