Bhubaneswar vs Salem
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhubaneswar and Salem.
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 Salem averaged 68 — a 47-point (69%) gap, with Bhubaneswar the more polluted and Salem the cleaner of the two. On 148 days when both cities reported, Salem was cleaner on 116 of them; the average daily gap was 73 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhubaneswar peaks in January, while Salem peaks in April. Bhubaneswar logged 0% Severe days and 48.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Salem was 0% Severe and 87.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhubaneswar 27 days, Salem 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bhubaneswar reached AQI 341 at Lingraj Mandir (OSPCB) on 2024-01-09; Salem hit AQI 214 at Sona College of Technology (TNPCB) on 2024-01-15.
Station-level disparity
Bhubaneswar spans 2 CPCB stations with a 2-point spread (min 114, max 116); Salem spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 73, max 73).