Balasore vs Firozabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Firozabad.
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 Firozabad averaged 73 — a 58-point (79%) gap, with Balasore the more polluted and Firozabad the cleaner of the two. On 347 days when both cities reported, Firozabad was cleaner on 270 of them; the average daily gap was 65 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Firozabad was 0.6% Severe and 56.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Firozabad 68 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Firozabad has improved by 70 AQI points (49%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Firozabad hit AQI 489 at Nagla Bhau (UPPCB) on 2021-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Firozabad spans 2 stations with a 19-point spread (min 88, max 107).