Balasore vs Pithampur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Pithampur.
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 Pithampur averaged 117 — a 14-point (12%) gap, with Balasore the more polluted and Pithampur the cleaner of the two. On 423 days when both cities reported, Pithampur was cleaner on 248 of them; the average daily gap was 54 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Pithampur peaks in December. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pithampur was 0% Severe and 41% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Pithampur 101 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Pithampur has improved by 57 AQI points (32.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Pithampur hit AQI 310 at Sector-2 Industrial Area (MPPCB) on 2017-12-08.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Pithampur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 114, max 114).