Balasore vs Dhule
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Dhule.
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 Dhule averaged 103 — a 28-point (27%) gap, with Balasore the more polluted and Dhule the cleaner of the two. On 401 days when both cities reported, Dhule was cleaner on 256 of them; the average daily gap was 56 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Dhule peaks in November. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Dhule was 0% Severe and 47.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Dhule 35 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Dhule has improved by 5 AQI points (4.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Dhule hit AQI 276 at Deopur (MPCB) on 2023-11-07.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Dhule spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 105, max 105).