Bhubaneswar vs Vellore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhubaneswar and Vellore.
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 Vellore averaged 61 — a 54-point (89%) gap, with Bhubaneswar the more polluted and Vellore the cleaner of the two. On 179 days when both cities reported, Vellore was cleaner on 154 of them; the average daily gap was 58 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhubaneswar peaks in January, while Vellore peaks in December. Bhubaneswar logged 0% Severe days and 48.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Vellore was 0% Severe and 83.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhubaneswar 27 days, Vellore 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bhubaneswar reached AQI 341 at Lingraj Mandir (OSPCB) on 2024-01-09; Vellore hit AQI 245 at Vasanthapuram (TNPCB) on 2024-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Bhubaneswar spans 2 CPCB stations with a 2-point spread (min 114, max 116); Vellore spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 70, max 70).