Bhubaneswar vs Madurai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhubaneswar and Madurai.
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 Madurai averaged 48 — a 67-point (140%) gap, with Bhubaneswar the more polluted and Madurai the cleaner of the two. On 75 days when both cities reported, Madurai was cleaner on 74 of them; the average daily gap was 103 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhubaneswar peaks in January, while Madurai peaks in December. Bhubaneswar logged 0% Severe days and 48.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Madurai was 0% Severe and 98.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhubaneswar 27 days, Madurai 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bhubaneswar reached AQI 341 at Lingraj Mandir (OSPCB) on 2024-01-09; Madurai hit AQI 105 at Uchapatti (TNPCB) on 2024-11-26.
Station-level disparity
Bhubaneswar spans 2 CPCB stations with a 2-point spread (min 114, max 116); Madurai spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 48, max 48).