Balasore vs Rajgir
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Rajgir.
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 Rajgir averaged 124 — a 7-point (6%) gap, with Balasore the more polluted and Rajgir the cleaner of the two. On 313 days when both cities reported, Rajgir was cleaner on 176 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in January on average. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rajgir was 0.6% Severe and 37.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Rajgir 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Rajgir has improved by 158 AQI points (56%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Rajgir hit AQI 461 at Dangi Tola (BSPCB) on 2022-12-31.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Rajgir spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 154, max 154).