Balasore vs Kolār
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Kolār.
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 Kolār averaged 65 — a 66-point (102%) gap, with Balasore the more polluted and Kolār the cleaner of the two. On 300 days when both cities reported, Kolār was cleaner on 267 of them; the average daily gap was 83 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Kolār peaks in September. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kolār was 0.9% Severe and 85.30000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Kolār 17 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Kolār has improved by 56 AQI points (46.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Kolār hit AQI 500 at Tamaka Ind Area (KSPCB) on 2018-09-18.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Kolār spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71).