Balasore vs Noida
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Noida.
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 Noida averaged 182 — a 51-point (39%) gap, with Noida the more polluted and Balasore the cleaner of the two. On 356 days when both cities reported, Balasore was cleaner on 287 of them; the average daily gap was 96 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Noida peaks in November. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Noida was 8.9% Severe and 16.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Noida 14 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Noida has improved by 79 AQI points (30.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Noida hit AQI 500 at Sector-1 (UPPCB) on 2019-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Noida spans 4 stations with a 15-point spread (min 195, max 210).