Balasore vs Pratapgarh
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Pratapgarh.
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 Pratapgarh averaged 93 — a 38-point (41%) gap, with Balasore the more polluted and Pratapgarh the cleaner of the two. On 407 days when both cities reported, Pratapgarh was cleaner on 293 of them; the average daily gap was 59 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Pratapgarh peaks in November. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pratapgarh was 0% Severe and 59.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Pratapgarh 49 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Pratapgarh has improved by 10 AQI points (9.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Pratapgarh hit AQI 314 at Pragati Nagar (RSPCB) on 2023-12-25.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Pratapgarh spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 97, max 97).