Bhubaneswar vs Pune
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhubaneswar and Pune.
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 Pune averaged 97 — a 18-point (19%) gap, with Bhubaneswar the more polluted and Pune the cleaner of the two. On 359 days when both cities reported, Bhubaneswar was cleaner on 247 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhubaneswar peaks in January, while Pune peaks in November. Bhubaneswar logged 0% Severe days and 48.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pune was 0.1% Severe and 44.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhubaneswar 27 days, Pune 92 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bhubaneswar reached AQI 341 at Lingraj Mandir (OSPCB) on 2024-01-09; Pune hit AQI 435 at Alandi (IITM) on 2024-01-29.
Station-level disparity
Bhubaneswar spans 2 CPCB stations with a 2-point spread (min 114, max 116); Pune spans 12 stations with a 54-point spread (min 68, max 122).