Balasore vs Pāli
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Pāli.
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 Pāli averaged 134 — a 3-point (2%) gap, with Pāli the more polluted and Balasore the cleaner of the two. On 399 days when both cities reported, Pāli was cleaner on 200 of them; the average daily gap was 55 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Pāli peaks in May. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pāli was 0% Severe and 40.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Pāli 38 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Pāli has improved by 47 AQI points (26%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Pāli hit AQI 453 at Indira Colony Vistar (RSPCB) on 2019-04-16.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Pāli spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 123, max 123).