Balasore vs Saharsa
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Saharsa.
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 Saharsa averaged 139 — a 8-point (6%) gap, with Saharsa the more polluted and Balasore the cleaner of the two. On 370 days when both cities reported, Balasore was cleaner on 196 of them; the average daily gap was 54 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; Saharsa was 1.4% Severe and 28.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Saharsa 20 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Saharsa has improved by 139 AQI points (50%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Saharsa hit AQI 454 at Police Line (BSPCB) on 2022-12-13.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Saharsa spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 188, max 188).