Balasore vs Madikeri
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Madikeri.
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 Madikeri averaged 35 — a 96-point (274%) gap, with Balasore the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 413 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 408 of them; the average daily gap was 105 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Madikeri peaks in February. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Madikeri was 0% Severe and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Madikeri 126 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Madikeri hit AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Madikeri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42).