Balasore vs Jalgaon
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Jalgaon.
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 Jalgaon averaged 109 — a 22-point (20%) gap, with Balasore the more polluted and Jalgaon the cleaner of the two. On 411 days when both cities reported, Jalgaon was cleaner on 262 of them; the average daily gap was 66 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Jalgaon peaks in November. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Jalgaon was 0% Severe and 49% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Jalgaon 44 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Jalgaon has improved by 2 AQI points (1.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Jalgaon hit AQI 321 at Prabhat Colony (MPCB) on 2023-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Jalgaon spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 109, max 109).