Balasore vs Kannur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Kannur.
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 Kannur averaged 65 — a 66-point (102%) gap, with Balasore the more polluted and Kannur the cleaner of the two. On 263 days when both cities reported, Kannur was cleaner on 238 of them; the average daily gap was 102 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Kannur peaks in February. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kannur was 0% Severe and 92% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Kannur 103 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Kannur has worsened by 11 AQI points (20.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Kannur hit AQI 258 at Thavakkara Kannur (PCB) on 2021-04-14.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Kannur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 66, max 66).