Bathinda vs Howrah
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bathinda 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, Bathinda averaged an AQI of 102 while Howrah averaged 126 — a 24-point (24%) gap, with Howrah the more polluted and Bathinda the cleaner of the two. On 1764 days when both cities reported, Bathinda was cleaner on 1114 of them; the average daily gap was 86 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bathinda peaks in November, while Howrah peaks in December. Bathinda logged 0.1% Severe days and 53.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Howrah was 0.7% Severe and 48.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bathinda 54 days, Howrah 120 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bathinda has improved by 3 AQI points (2.9%) from 2018 to 2024; Howrah has improved by 32 AQI points (20.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bathinda reached AQI 405 at Hardev Nagar (PPCB) on 2018-06-16; Howrah hit AQI 500 at Ghusuri (WBPCB) on 2017-04-15.
Station-level disparity
Bathinda spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 108, max 108); Howrah spans 5 stations with a 116-point spread (min 111, max 227).