Balasore vs Bikaner
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Bikaner.
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 Bikaner averaged 154 — a 23-point (18%) gap, with Bikaner the more polluted and Balasore the cleaner of the two. On 414 days when both cities reported, Balasore was cleaner on 259 of them; the average daily gap was 63 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; Bikaner was 0.1% Severe and 21.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Bikaner 15 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Bikaner has improved by 16 AQI points (9.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Bikaner hit AQI 403 at MM Ground (RSPCB) on 2024-11-17.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Bikaner spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162).