Balasore vs Chennai
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Chennai.
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 Chennai averaged 68 — a 63-point (93%) gap, with Balasore the more polluted and Chennai the cleaner of the two. On 356 days when both cities reported, Chennai was cleaner on 215 of them; the average daily gap was 58 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Chennai peaks in December. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Chennai was 0% Severe and 57.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Chennai 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Chennai has improved by 25 AQI points (26.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Chennai hit AQI 391 at Kodungaiyur (TNPCB) on 2021-05-14.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Chennai spans 9 stations with a 27-point spread (min 63, max 90).