Bhubaneswar vs Gadag
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhubaneswar and Gadag.
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 Gadag averaged 53 — a 62-point (117%) gap, with Bhubaneswar the more polluted and Gadag the cleaner of the two. On 321 days when both cities reported, Gadag was cleaner on 289 of them; the average daily gap was 74 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhubaneswar peaks in January, while Gadag peaks in March. Bhubaneswar logged 0% Severe days and 48.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gadag was 0.3% Severe and 96.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhubaneswar 27 days, Gadag 50 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bhubaneswar reached AQI 341 at Lingraj Mandir (OSPCB) on 2024-01-09; Gadag hit AQI 500 at Panchal Nagar (KSPCB) on 2022-12-10.
Station-level disparity
Bhubaneswar spans 2 CPCB stations with a 2-point spread (min 114, max 116); Gadag spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 54, max 54).