Aizawl vs Balasore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Aizawl 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
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Aizawl averaged an AQI of 46 while Balasore averaged 131 — a 85-point (185%) gap, with Balasore the more polluted and Aizawl the cleaner of the two. On 403 days when both cities reported, Aizawl was cleaner on 385 of them; the average daily gap was 99 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Aizawl peaks in March, while Balasore peaks in January. Aizawl logged 0% Severe days and 94.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Balasore was 0.2% Severe and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Aizawl 76 days, Balasore 29 days.
Year-over-year progress
Aizawl has worsened by 16 AQI points (53.3%) from 2020 to 2024; Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Aizawl reached AQI 208 at Sikulpuikawn Aizawl (PCB) on 2021-01-20; Balasore hit AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16.
Station-level disparity
Aizawl spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 43, max 43); Balasore spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141).