Belgaum vs Howrah
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Belgaum 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, Belgaum averaged an AQI of 58 while Howrah averaged 126 — a 68-point (117%) gap, with Howrah the more polluted and Belgaum the cleaner of the two. On 439 days when both cities reported, Belgaum was cleaner on 378 of them; the average daily gap was 100 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Belgaum peaks in January, while Howrah peaks in December. Belgaum logged 0% Severe days and 84.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Howrah was 0.7% Severe and 48.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Belgaum 71 days, Howrah 120 days.
Year-over-year progress
Belgaum has improved by 33 AQI points (36.3%) from 2022 to 2024; Howrah has improved by 32 AQI points (20.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Belgaum reached AQI 248 at Ramteerth Nagar (KSPCB) on 2024-12-14; Howrah hit AQI 500 at Ghusuri (WBPCB) on 2017-04-15.
Station-level disparity
Belgaum spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 71, max 71); Howrah spans 5 stations with a 116-point spread (min 111, max 227).