Balasore vs Gangtok
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Gangtok.
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 Gangtok averaged 48 — a 83-point (173%) gap, with Balasore the more polluted and Gangtok the cleaner of the two. On 333 days when both cities reported, Gangtok was cleaner on 324 of them; the average daily gap was 98 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Gangtok peaks in March. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gangtok was 0% Severe and 96.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Gangtok 94 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Gangtok has worsened by 14 AQI points (41.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Gangtok hit AQI 264 at Zero Point GICI (SSPCB) on 2023-01-16.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Gangtok spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 50, max 50).