Balasore vs Visakhapatnam
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Balasore and Visakhapatnam.
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 Visakhapatnam averaged 110 — a 21-point (19%) gap, with Balasore the more polluted and Visakhapatnam the cleaner of the two. On 395 days when both cities reported, Visakhapatnam was cleaner on 241 of them; the average daily gap was 49 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; Visakhapatnam was 0% Severe and 50.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Balasore 29 days, Visakhapatnam 27 days.
Year-over-year progress
Balasore has improved by 58 AQI points (30.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Visakhapatnam has worsened by 15 AQI points (15.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Balasore reached AQI 406 at Kalidaspur (OSPCB) on 2024-01-16; Visakhapatnam hit AQI 341 at GVM Corporation (APPCB) on 2019-01-14.
Station-level disparity
Balasore spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 141, max 141); Visakhapatnam spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 111, max 111).