Bhagalpur vs Howrah
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhagalpur 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, Bhagalpur averaged an AQI of 164 while Howrah averaged 126 — a 38-point (30%) gap, with Bhagalpur the more polluted and Howrah the cleaner of the two. On 745 days when both cities reported, Howrah was cleaner on 499 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhagalpur peaks in January, while Howrah peaks in December. Bhagalpur logged 1.9% Severe days and 19.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Howrah was 0.7% Severe and 48.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhagalpur 20 days, Howrah 120 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhagalpur has improved by 123 AQI points (42.9%) from 2021 to 2024; Howrah has improved by 32 AQI points (20.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhagalpur reached AQI 451 at Mayaganj (BSPCB) on 2022-12-30; Howrah hit AQI 500 at Ghusuri (WBPCB) on 2017-04-15.
Station-level disparity
Bhagalpur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 26-point spread (min 170, max 196); Howrah spans 5 stations with a 116-point spread (min 111, max 227).