Balasore vs Kolhapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Kolhapur.
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 Kolhapur averaged 100 — a 31-point (31%) gap, with Balasore the more polluted and Kolhapur the cleaner of the two. On 354 days when both cities reported, Kolhapur was cleaner on 223 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Kolhapur peaks in November. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kolhapur was 0% Severe and 46.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Kolhapur 81 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Kolhapur hit AQI 321 at Shivaji University (MPCB) on 2024-11-12.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Kolhapur spans 2 stations with a 19-point spread (min 90, max 109).