Balasore vs Dhanbad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Dhanbad.
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 Dhanbad averaged 161 — a 30-point (23%) gap, with Dhanbad the more polluted and Balasore the cleaner of the two. On 220 days when both cities reported, Balasore was cleaner on 139 of them; the average daily gap was 73 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Dhanbad peaks in November. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Dhanbad was 0.4% Severe and 3.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Dhanbad 2 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Dhanbad hit AQI 436 at Kalakusuma (DMC) on 2024-04-28.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Dhanbad spans 2 stations with a 12-point spread (min 156, max 168).