Balasore vs Dewās
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Dewās.
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 Dewās averaged 98 — a 33-point (34%) gap, with Balasore the more polluted and Dewās the cleaner of the two. On 377 days when both cities reported, Dewās was cleaner on 264 of them; the average daily gap was 62 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Dewās peaks in December. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Dewās was 0% Severe and 47.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Dewās 101 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Dewās has improved by 48 AQI points (32.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Dewās hit AQI 327 at Bhopal Chauraha (MPPCB) on 2023-07-01.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Dewās spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 106, max 106).