Balasore vs Raipur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Raipur.
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 Raipur averaged 74 — a 57-point (77%) gap, with Balasore the more polluted and Raipur the cleaner of the two. On 423 days when both cities reported, Raipur was cleaner on 268 of them; the average daily gap was 59 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Raipur peaks in November. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Raipur was 0% Severe and 54.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Raipur 70 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Raipur has improved by 64 AQI points (46.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Raipur hit AQI 226 at AIIMS (CECB) on 2023-12-26.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Raipur spans 4 stations with a 42-point spread (min 63, max 105).