Bhubaneswar vs Kolār
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhubaneswar and Kolār.
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 Kolār averaged 65 — a 50-point (77%) gap, with Bhubaneswar the more polluted and Kolār the cleaner of the two. On 243 days when both cities reported, Kolār was cleaner on 194 of them; the average daily gap was 74 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhubaneswar peaks in January, while Kolār peaks in September. Bhubaneswar logged 0% Severe days and 48.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kolār was 0.9% Severe and 85.30000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhubaneswar 27 days, Kolār 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bhubaneswar reached AQI 341 at Lingraj Mandir (OSPCB) on 2024-01-09; Kolār hit AQI 500 at Tamaka Ind Area (KSPCB) on 2018-09-18.
Station-level disparity
Bhubaneswar spans 2 CPCB stations with a 2-point spread (min 114, max 116); Kolār spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71).