Balasore vs Thrissur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Thrissur.
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 Thrissur averaged 57 — a 74-point (130%) gap, with Balasore the more polluted and Thrissur the cleaner of the two. On 345 days when both cities reported, Thrissur was cleaner on 326 of them; the average daily gap was 82 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Balasore peaks in January, while Thrissur peaks in February. Balasore logged 0.2% Severe days and 42.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Thrissur was 0% Severe and 88.4% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Thrissur 52 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Thrissur has improved by 21 AQI points (26.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Thrissur hit AQI 181 at Corporation Ground Thrissur (PCB) on 2023-01-09.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Thrissur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 68, max 68).