Balasore vs Meerut
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Meerut.
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 Meerut averaged 144 — a 13-point (10%) gap, with Meerut the more polluted and Balasore the cleaner of the two. On 356 days when both cities reported, Balasore was cleaner on 211 of them; the average daily gap was 75 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Meerut peaks in November. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Meerut was 2% Severe and 22.299999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Meerut 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Meerut has improved by 116 AQI points (44.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Meerut hit AQI 490 at Pallavpuram Phase 2 (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Meerut spans 3 stations with a 13-point spread (min 172, max 185).