Balasore vs Ludhiana
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Ludhiana.
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 Ludhiana averaged 117 — a 14-point (12%) gap, with Balasore the more polluted and Ludhiana the cleaner of the two.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Ludhiana peaks in November. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ludhiana was 0.3% Severe and 53.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Ludhiana 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Ludhiana has improved by 79 AQI points (40.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Ludhiana hit AQI 488 at Punjab Agricultural University (PPCB) on 2018-06-14.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Ludhiana spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 118, max 118).