Bhubaneswar vs Khanna
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhubaneswar and Khanna.
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 Khanna averaged 102 — a 13-point (13%) gap, with Bhubaneswar the more polluted and Khanna the cleaner of the two. On 350 days when both cities reported, Khanna was cleaner on 184 of them; the average daily gap was 59 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhubaneswar peaks in January, while Khanna peaks in November. Bhubaneswar logged 0% Severe days and 48.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Khanna was 0% Severe and 61.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhubaneswar 27 days, Khanna 60 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bhubaneswar reached AQI 341 at Lingraj Mandir (OSPCB) on 2024-01-09; Khanna hit AQI 297 at Kalal Majra (PPCB) on 2023-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Bhubaneswar spans 2 CPCB stations with a 2-point spread (min 114, max 116); Khanna spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 100, max 100).