Balasore vs Charkhi Dādri
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Charkhi Dādri.
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 Charkhi Dādri averaged 145 — a 14-point (11%) gap, with Charkhi Dādri the more polluted and Balasore the cleaner of the two. On 407 days when both cities reported, Balasore was cleaner on 226 of them; the average daily gap was 77 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Charkhi Dādri peaks in November. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Charkhi Dādri was 0.7% Severe and 28% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Charkhi Dādri 48 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Charkhi Dādri has improved by 51 AQI points (26%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Charkhi Dādri hit AQI 470 at Mini Secretariat Charkhi (HSPCB) on 2021-11-12.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Charkhi Dādri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162).