Akola vs Howrah
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Akola and Howrah.
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, Akola averaged an AQI of 87 while Howrah averaged 126 — a 39-point (45%) gap, with Howrah the more polluted and Akola the cleaner of the two. On 365 days when both cities reported, Akola was cleaner on 285 of them; the average daily gap was 69 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Akola peaks in November, while Howrah peaks in December. Akola logged 0% Severe days and 59.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Howrah was 0.7% Severe and 48.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Akola 129 days, Howrah 120 days.
Year-over-year progress
Akola has improved by 16 AQI points (15.5%) from 2023 to 2024; Howrah has improved by 32 AQI points (20.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Akola reached AQI 330 at Ramdaspeth (MPCB) on 2023-11-04; Howrah hit AQI 500 at Ghusuri (WBPCB) on 2017-04-15.
Station-level disparity
Akola spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 93, max 93); Howrah spans 5 stations with a 116-point spread (min 111, max 227).