Bhubaneswar vs Nagapattinam
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhubaneswar and Nagapattinam.
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 Nagapattinam averaged 60 — a 55-point (92%) gap, with Bhubaneswar the more polluted and Nagapattinam the cleaner of the two. On 47 days when both cities reported, Nagapattinam was cleaner on 43 of them; the average daily gap was 74 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhubaneswar peaks in January, while Nagapattinam peaks in November. Bhubaneswar logged 0% Severe days and 48.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Nagapattinam was 0% Severe and 91.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhubaneswar 27 days, Nagapattinam 8 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bhubaneswar reached AQI 341 at Lingraj Mandir (OSPCB) on 2024-01-09; Nagapattinam hit AQI 113 at Velippalayam (TNPCB) on 2024-12-16.
Station-level disparity
Bhubaneswar spans 2 CPCB stations with a 2-point spread (min 114, max 116); Nagapattinam spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 60, max 60).