Balasore vs Durgapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Durgapur.
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 Durgapur averaged 174 — a 43-point (33%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Balasore the cleaner of the two. On 218 days when both cities reported, Balasore was cleaner on 184 of them; the average daily gap was 67 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Durgapur peaks in December. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Durgapur was 1.3% Severe and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Durgapur 6 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Durgapur hit AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Durgapur spans 2 stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195).