Balasore vs Coimbatore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Coimbatore.
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 Coimbatore averaged 66 — a 65-point (98%) gap, with Balasore the more polluted and Coimbatore the cleaner of the two. On 288 days when both cities reported, Coimbatore was cleaner on 255 of them; the average daily gap was 71 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Coimbatore peaks in November. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Coimbatore was 0% Severe and 90.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Coimbatore 32 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Coimbatore has improved by 5 AQI points (7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Coimbatore hit AQI 279 at SIDCO Kurichi (TNPCB) on 2024-09-28.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Coimbatore spans 2 stations with a 1-point spread (min 63, max 64).