Balasore vs Muzaffarnagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Muzaffarnagar.
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 Muzaffarnagar averaged 179 — a 48-point (37%) gap, with Muzaffarnagar the more polluted and Balasore the cleaner of the two. On 405 days when both cities reported, Balasore was cleaner on 281 of them; the average daily gap was 79 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Muzaffarnagar peaks in December. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarnagar was 1.1% Severe and 24.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Muzaffarnagar 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Muzaffarnagar has improved by 40 AQI points (18.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Muzaffarnagar hit AQI 446 at New Mandi (UPPCB) on 2019-01-02.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Muzaffarnagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 183, max 183).