Balasore vs Bhiwandi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Bhiwandi.
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 Bhiwandi averaged 108 — a 23-point (21%) gap, with Balasore the more polluted and Bhiwandi the cleaner of the two. On 372 days when both cities reported, Bhiwandi was cleaner on 240 of them; the average daily gap was 47 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Bhiwandi peaks in November. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bhiwandi was 0% Severe and 52.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Bhiwandi 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Bhiwandi has worsened by 6 AQI points (5.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Bhiwandi hit AQI 270 at Gokul Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-05-14.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Bhiwandi spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 106, max 106).