Balasore vs Katihar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Katihar.
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 Katihar averaged 123 — a 8-point (7%) gap, with Balasore the more polluted and Katihar the cleaner of the two. On 350 days when both cities reported, Katihar was cleaner on 194 of them; the average daily gap was 60 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Katihar peaks in December. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Katihar was 3.1% Severe and 26.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Katihar 19 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Katihar has improved by 188 AQI points (60.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Katihar hit AQI 465 at Mirchaibari (BSPCB) on 2023-01-23.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Katihar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 185, max 185).