Bhubaneswar vs Kishanganj
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhubaneswar and Kishanganj.
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 Kishanganj averaged 144 — a 29-point (25%) gap, with Kishanganj the more polluted and Bhubaneswar the cleaner of the two. On 263 days when both cities reported, Bhubaneswar was cleaner on 145 of them; the average daily gap was 58 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Bhubaneswar logged 0% Severe days and 48.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kishanganj was 0.2% Severe and 37.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhubaneswar 27 days, Kishanganj 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bhubaneswar reached AQI 341 at Lingraj Mandir (OSPCB) on 2024-01-09; Kishanganj hit AQI 417 at SDM Office Khagra (BSPCB) on 2022-02-01.
Station-level disparity
Bhubaneswar spans 2 CPCB stations with a 2-point spread (min 114, max 116); Kishanganj spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 156, max 156).