Bhubaneswar vs Chapra
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhubaneswar and Chapra.
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 Chapra averaged 149 — a 34-point (30%) gap, with Chapra the more polluted and Bhubaneswar the cleaner of the two. On 286 days when both cities reported, Bhubaneswar was cleaner on 174 of them; the average daily gap was 56 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Bhubaneswar logged 0% Severe days and 48.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Chapra was 2.4% Severe and 26.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhubaneswar 27 days, Chapra 14 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bhubaneswar reached AQI 341 at Lingraj Mandir (OSPCB) on 2024-01-09; Chapra hit AQI 452 at Darshan Nagar (BSPCB) on 2022-12-20.
Station-level disparity
Bhubaneswar spans 2 CPCB stations with a 2-point spread (min 114, max 116); Chapra spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 195, max 195).