Balasore vs Thanjavur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Thanjavur.
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 Thanjavur averaged 42 — a 89-point (212%) gap, with Balasore the more polluted and Thanjavur the cleaner of the two. On 67 days when both cities reported, Thanjavur was cleaner on 64 of them; the average daily gap was 103 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Thanjavur peaks in November. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thanjavur was 0% Severe and 98.60000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Thanjavur 21 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Thanjavur hit AQI 140 at Parisutham Nagar (TNPCB) on 2024-11-01.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Thanjavur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42).