Balasore vs Bhagalpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Bhagalpur.
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, Balasore averaged an AQI of 131 while Bhagalpur averaged 164 — a 33-point (25%) gap, with Bhagalpur the more polluted and Balasore the cleaner of the two. On 411 days when both cities reported, Balasore was cleaner on 316 of them; the average daily gap was 69 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bhagalpur was 1.9% Severe and 19.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Bhagalpur 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Bhagalpur has improved by 123 AQI points (42.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Bhagalpur hit AQI 451 at Mayaganj (BSPCB) on 2022-12-30.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Bhagalpur spans 2 stations with a 26-point spread (min 170, max 196).