Balasore vs Jīnd
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Jīnd.
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 Jīnd averaged 126 — a 5-point (4%) gap, with Balasore the more polluted and Jīnd the cleaner of the two. On 380 days when both cities reported, Jīnd was cleaner on 195 of them; the average daily gap was 73 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Jīnd peaks in November. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Jīnd was 2.1% Severe and 36.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Jīnd 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Jīnd has improved by 39 AQI points (23.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Jīnd hit AQI 491 at Police Lines (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Jīnd spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 158, max 158).