Bhopal vs Howrah
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhopal 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, Bhopal averaged an AQI of 114 while Howrah averaged 126 — a 12-point (11%) gap, with Howrah the more polluted and Bhopal the cleaner of the two. On 1528 days when both cities reported, Bhopal was cleaner on 866 of them; the average daily gap was 71 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhopal peaks in November, while Howrah peaks in December. Bhopal logged 0% Severe days and 38.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Howrah was 0.7% Severe and 48.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhopal 47 days, Howrah 120 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhopal has improved by 39 AQI points (25.5%) from 2019 to 2024; Howrah has improved by 32 AQI points (20.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhopal reached AQI 392 at T T Nagar (MPPCB) on 2022-01-06; Howrah hit AQI 500 at Ghusuri (WBPCB) on 2017-04-15.
Station-level disparity
Bhopal spans 3 CPCB stations with a 18-point spread (min 111, max 129); Howrah spans 5 stations with a 116-point spread (min 111, max 227).