Balasore vs Gwalior
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Gwalior.
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 Gwalior averaged 136 — a 5-point (4%) gap, with Gwalior the more polluted and Balasore the cleaner of the two. On 356 days when both cities reported, Balasore was cleaner on 236 of them; the average daily gap was 61 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Gwalior peaks in November. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gwalior was 0.4% Severe and 31.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Gwalior 47 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Gwalior has improved by 12 AQI points (8.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Gwalior hit AQI 450 at City Center (MPPCB) on 2021-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Gwalior spans 4 stations with a 53-point spread (min 112, max 165).