Balasore vs Karur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Karur.
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 Karur averaged 71 — a 60-point (85%) gap, with Balasore the more polluted and Karur the cleaner of the two. On 68 days when both cities reported, Karur was cleaner on 60 of them; the average daily gap was 79 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Karur peaks in December. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Karur was 0% Severe and 80.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Karur 34 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Karur hit AQI 149 at Kamadenu Nagar (TNPCB) on 2024-11-26.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Karur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71).