Bhubaneswar vs Pratapgarh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhubaneswar and Pratapgarh.
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 Pratapgarh averaged 93 — a 22-point (24%) gap, with Bhubaneswar the more polluted and Pratapgarh the cleaner of the two. On 345 days when both cities reported, Pratapgarh was cleaner on 223 of them; the average daily gap was 53 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhubaneswar peaks in January, while Pratapgarh peaks in November. Bhubaneswar logged 0% Severe days and 48.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pratapgarh was 0% Severe and 59.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhubaneswar 27 days, Pratapgarh 49 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bhubaneswar reached AQI 341 at Lingraj Mandir (OSPCB) on 2024-01-09; Pratapgarh hit AQI 314 at Pragati Nagar (RSPCB) on 2023-12-25.
Station-level disparity
Bhubaneswar spans 2 CPCB stations with a 2-point spread (min 114, max 116); Pratapgarh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 97, max 97).