Balasore vs Indore
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Indore.
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 Indore averaged 84 — a 47-point (56%) gap, with Balasore the more polluted and Indore the cleaner of the two. On 356 days when both cities reported, Indore was cleaner on 186 of them; the average daily gap was 51 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Indore peaks in November. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Indore was 0% Severe and 45.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Indore 65 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Indore has improved by 47 AQI points (35.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Indore hit AQI 359 at Maguda Nagar (IMC) on 2024-09-18.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Indore spans 6 stations with a 69-point spread (min 52, max 121).