Balasore vs Thane
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Thane.
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 Thane averaged 95 — a 36-point (38%) gap, with Balasore the more polluted and Thane the cleaner of the two. On 351 days when both cities reported, Thane was cleaner on 254 of them; the average daily gap was 51 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; Thane was 0% Severe and 53.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Thane 99 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Thane hit AQI 302 at Kasarvadavali (MPCB) on 2024-03-21.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Thane spans 2 stations with a 9-point spread (min 90, max 99).