Balasore vs Howrah
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Howrah.
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 Howrah averaged 126 — a 5-point (4%) gap, with Balasore the more polluted and Howrah the cleaner of the two. On 356 days when both cities reported, Balasore was cleaner on 181 of them; the average daily gap was 43 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Howrah peaks in December. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Howrah was 0.7% Severe and 48.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Howrah 120 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Howrah has improved by 32 AQI points (20.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Howrah hit AQI 500 at Ghusuri (WBPCB) on 2017-04-15.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Howrah spans 5 stations with a 116-point spread (min 111, max 227).