Balasore vs Kanchipuram
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Kanchipuram.
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 Kanchipuram averaged 51 — a 80-point (157%) gap, with Balasore the more polluted and Kanchipuram the cleaner of the two. On 118 days when both cities reported, Kanchipuram was cleaner on 111 of them; the average daily gap was 95 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Kanchipuram peaks in February. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kanchipuram was 0% Severe and 94% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Kanchipuram 18 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Kanchipuram has improved by 18 AQI points (26.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Kanchipuram hit AQI 320 at Kilambi (TNPCB) on 2023-05-22.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Kanchipuram spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57).