Balasore vs Jabalpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Jabalpur.
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 Jabalpur averaged 106 — a 25-point (24%) gap, with Balasore the more polluted and Jabalpur the cleaner of the two. On 355 days when both cities reported, Jabalpur was cleaner on 188 of them; the average daily gap was 56 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Jabalpur peaks in November. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Jabalpur was 0% Severe and 42% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Jabalpur 122 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Jabalpur has improved by 53 AQI points (33.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Jabalpur hit AQI 364 at Marhatal (MPPCB) on 2024-01-21.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Jabalpur spans 4 stations with a 21-point spread (min 101, max 122).