Aurangabad vs Howrah
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Aurangabad 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, Aurangabad averaged an AQI of 99 while Howrah averaged 126 — a 27-point (27%) gap, with Howrah the more polluted and Aurangabad the cleaner of the two. On 1961 days when both cities reported, Aurangabad was cleaner on 1242 of them; the average daily gap was 80 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Aurangabad peaks in January, while Howrah peaks in December. Aurangabad logged 0.1% Severe days and 58.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Howrah was 0.7% Severe and 48.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Aurangabad 46 days, Howrah 120 days.
Year-over-year progress
Aurangabad has improved by 41 AQI points (29.3%) from 2016 to 2024; Howrah has improved by 32 AQI points (20.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Aurangabad reached AQI 436 at More Chowk Waluj (MPCB) on 2024-09-16; Howrah hit AQI 500 at Ghusuri (WBPCB) on 2017-04-15.
Station-level disparity
Aurangabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 87-point spread (min 91, max 178); Howrah spans 5 stations with a 116-point spread (min 111, max 227).