Bhubaneswar vs Dhule
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhubaneswar and Dhule.
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 Dhule averaged 103 — a 12-point (12%) gap, with Bhubaneswar the more polluted and Dhule the cleaner of the two. On 339 days when both cities reported, Dhule was cleaner on 191 of them; the average daily gap was 54 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhubaneswar peaks in January, while Dhule peaks in November. Bhubaneswar logged 0% Severe days and 48.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Dhule was 0% Severe and 47.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhubaneswar 27 days, Dhule 35 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bhubaneswar reached AQI 341 at Lingraj Mandir (OSPCB) on 2024-01-09; Dhule hit AQI 276 at Deopur (MPCB) on 2023-11-07.
Station-level disparity
Bhubaneswar spans 2 CPCB stations with a 2-point spread (min 114, max 116); Dhule spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 105, max 105).