Arrah vs Balasore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Arrah 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, Arrah averaged an AQI of 123 while Balasore averaged 131 — a 8-point (7%) gap, with Balasore the more polluted and Arrah the cleaner of the two. On 285 days when both cities reported, Arrah was cleaner on 164 of them; the average daily gap was 58 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Arrah logged 0.2% Severe days and 32.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Balasore was 0.2% Severe and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Arrah 11 days, Balasore 29 days.
Year-over-year progress
Arrah has improved by 175 AQI points (58.7%) from 2021 to 2024; Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Arrah reached AQI 420 at New DM Office (BSPCB) on 2021-12-21; Balasore hit AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16.
Station-level disparity
Arrah spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Balasore spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141).