Begusarai vs Howrah
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Begusarai 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, Begusarai averaged an AQI of 128 while Howrah averaged 126 — a 2-point (2%) gap, with Begusarai the more polluted and Howrah the cleaner of the two. On 130 days when both cities reported, Begusarai was cleaner on 93 of them; the average daily gap was 68 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Begusarai peaks in January, while Howrah peaks in December. Begusarai logged 8.7% Severe days and 20.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Howrah was 0.7% Severe and 48.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Begusarai 14 days, Howrah 120 days.
Year-over-year progress
Begusarai has improved by 137 AQI points (51.7%) from 2023 to 2024; Howrah has improved by 32 AQI points (20.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Begusarai reached AQI 469 at Lohiyanagar (BSPCB) on 2023-01-14; Howrah hit AQI 500 at Ghusuri (WBPCB) on 2017-04-15.
Station-level disparity
Begusarai spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 213, max 213); Howrah spans 5 stations with a 116-point spread (min 111, max 227).