Balasore vs Chandigarh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Chandigarh.
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 Chandigarh averaged 153 — a 22-point (17%) gap, with Chandigarh the more polluted and Balasore the cleaner of the two. On 424 days when both cities reported, Balasore was cleaner on 290 of them; the average daily gap was 65 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; Chandigarh was 0.3% Severe and 39.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Chandigarh 92 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Chandigarh has worsened by 27 AQI points (21.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Chandigarh hit AQI 452 at Sector-53 (CPCC) on 2022-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Chandigarh spans 3 stations with a 43-point spread (min 107, max 150).