Bhubaneswar vs Mumbai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhubaneswar and Mumbai.
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 Mumbai averaged 93 — a 22-point (24%) gap, with Bhubaneswar the more polluted and Mumbai the cleaner of the two. On 359 days when both cities reported, Bhubaneswar was cleaner on 282 of them; the average daily gap was 72 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhubaneswar peaks in January, while Mumbai peaks in December. Bhubaneswar logged 0% Severe days and 48.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Mumbai was 0.5% Severe and 34% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhubaneswar 27 days, Mumbai 58 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bhubaneswar reached AQI 341 at Lingraj Mandir (OSPCB) on 2024-01-09; Mumbai hit AQI 500 at Vile Parle West (MPCB) on 2022-08-15.
Station-level disparity
Bhubaneswar spans 2 CPCB stations with a 2-point spread (min 114, max 116); Mumbai spans 29 stations with a 74-point spread (min 77, max 151).