Bhubaneswar vs Dhanbad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhubaneswar and Dhanbad.
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 Dhanbad averaged 161 — a 46-point (40%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Bhubaneswar the cleaner of the two. On 224 days when both cities reported, Bhubaneswar was cleaner on 153 of them; the average daily gap was 76 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhubaneswar peaks in January, while Dhanbad peaks in November. Bhubaneswar logged 0% Severe days and 48.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Dhanbad was 0.4% Severe and 3.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhubaneswar 27 days, Dhanbad 2 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bhubaneswar reached AQI 341 at Lingraj Mandir (OSPCB) on 2024-01-09; Dhanbad hit AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28.
Station-level disparity
Bhubaneswar spans 2 CPCB stations with a 2-point spread (min 114, max 116); Dhanbad spans 2 stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168).