Bhubaneswar vs Kanchipuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhubaneswar and Kanchipuram.
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 Kanchipuram averaged 51 — a 64-point (125%) gap, with Bhubaneswar the more polluted and Kanchipuram the cleaner of the two. On 91 days when both cities reported, Kanchipuram was cleaner on 78 of them; the average daily gap was 83 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhubaneswar peaks in January, while Kanchipuram peaks in February. Bhubaneswar logged 0% Severe days and 48.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kanchipuram was 0% Severe and 94% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhubaneswar 27 days, Kanchipuram 18 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bhubaneswar reached AQI 341 at Lingraj Mandir (OSPCB) on 2024-01-09; Kanchipuram hit AQI 320 at Kilambi (TNPCB) on 2023-05-22.
Station-level disparity
Bhubaneswar spans 2 CPCB stations with a 2-point spread (min 114, max 116); Kanchipuram spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57).