Balasore vs Jaipur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Jaipur.
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 Jaipur averaged 136 — a 5-point (4%) gap, with Jaipur the more polluted and Balasore the cleaner of the two. On 356 days when both cities reported, Balasore was cleaner on 250 of them; the average daily gap was 66 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Jaipur peaks in November. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Jaipur was 0.1% Severe and 26.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Jaipur 57 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Jaipur has improved by 53 AQI points (28%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Jaipur hit AQI 452 at Shastri Nagar (RSPCB) on 2018-02-06.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Jaipur spans 6 stations with a 48-point spread (min 112, max 160).