Balasore vs Bihar Sharif
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Bihar Sharif.
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 Bihar Sharif averaged 115 — a 16-point (14%) gap, with Balasore the more polluted and Bihar Sharif the cleaner of the two. On 341 days when both cities reported, Bihar Sharif was cleaner on 219 of them; the average daily gap was 62 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Bihar Sharif peaks in December. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bihar Sharif was 1% Severe and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Bihar Sharif 32 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Bihar Sharif has improved by 138 AQI points (54.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Bihar Sharif hit AQI 433 at D M Colony Bihar (BSPCB) on 2021-12-24.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Bihar Sharif spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 146, max 146).