Balasore vs Patna
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Patna.
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 Patna averaged 172 — a 41-point (31%) gap, with Patna the more polluted and Balasore the cleaner of the two. On 424 days when both cities reported, Balasore was cleaner on 378 of them; the average daily gap was 117 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Patna peaks in December. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Patna was 7.5% Severe and 19.400000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Patna 30 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Patna has improved by 40 AQI points (18.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Patna hit AQI 491 at IGSC Planetarium Complex (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Patna spans 6 stations with a 39-point spread (min 154, max 193).