Agartala vs Balasore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Agartala and Balasore.
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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Agartala | Balasore |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 36.10 | 66.60 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 40.20 | 73.60 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 18.70 | 21.00 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 3.20 | 9.20 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 46.00 | 64.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 265.00 | 525.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Agartala averaged an AQI of 140 while Balasore averaged 131 — a 9-point (7%) gap, with Agartala the more polluted and Balasore the cleaner of the two. On 306 days when both cities reported, Agartala was cleaner on 163 of them; the average daily gap was 48 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Agartala logged 0% Severe days and 52.900000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Balasore was 0.2% Severe and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Agartala 87 days, Balasore 29 days.
Year-over-year progress
Agartala has improved by 13 AQI points (8.5%) from 2020 to 2024; Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Agartala reached AQI 364 at Kunjaban Agartala (SPCB) on 2022-12-16; Balasore hit AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16.
Station-level disparity
Agartala spans 2 CPCB stations with a 10-point spread (min 109, max 119); Balasore spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141).
Verdict
🏆 Agartala has better air quality with an AQI of 61 compared to Balasore's 123. That's a significant difference of 62 points.