Bhubaneswar vs Shivamogga
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhubaneswar and Shivamogga.
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 Shivamogga averaged 55 — a 60-point (109%) gap, with Bhubaneswar the more polluted and Shivamogga the cleaner of the two. On 348 days when both cities reported, Shivamogga was cleaner on 307 of them; the average daily gap was 74 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhubaneswar peaks in January, while Shivamogga peaks in February. Bhubaneswar logged 0% Severe days and 48.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Shivamogga was 0% Severe and 97.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhubaneswar 27 days, Shivamogga 233 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bhubaneswar reached AQI 341 at Lingraj Mandir (OSPCB) on 2024-01-09; Shivamogga hit AQI 202 at Vinoba Nagara (KSPCB) on 2021-08-04.
Station-level disparity
Bhubaneswar spans 2 CPCB stations with a 2-point spread (min 114, max 116); Shivamogga spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 56, max 56).