Bhubaneswar vs Tirunelveli
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhubaneswar and Tirunelveli.
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 Tirunelveli averaged 30 — a 85-point (283%) gap, with Bhubaneswar the more polluted and Tirunelveli the cleaner of the two. On 115 days when both cities reported, Tirunelveli was cleaner on 113 of them; the average daily gap was 76 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhubaneswar peaks in January, while Tirunelveli peaks in October. Bhubaneswar logged 0% Severe days and 48.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Tirunelveli was 0% Severe and 100% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhubaneswar 27 days, Tirunelveli 31 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bhubaneswar reached AQI 341 at Lingraj Mandir (OSPCB) on 2024-01-09; Tirunelveli hit AQI 42 at Municipal Corporation Office (TNPCB) on 2024-10-30.
Station-level disparity
Bhubaneswar spans 2 CPCB stations with a 2-point spread (min 114, max 116); Tirunelveli spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 30, max 30).