Bhubaneswar vs Howrah
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhubaneswar 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, Bhubaneswar averaged an AQI of 115 while Howrah averaged 126 — a 11-point (10%) gap, with Howrah the more polluted and Bhubaneswar the cleaner of the two. On 359 days when both cities reported, Bhubaneswar was cleaner on 233 of them; the average daily gap was 51 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhubaneswar peaks in January, while Howrah peaks in December. Bhubaneswar logged 0% Severe days and 48.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Howrah was 0.7% Severe and 48.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhubaneswar 27 days, Howrah 120 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bhubaneswar reached AQI 341 at Lingraj Mandir (OSPCB) on 2024-01-09; Howrah hit AQI 500 at Ghusuri (WBPCB) on 2017-04-15.
Station-level disparity
Bhubaneswar spans 2 CPCB stations with a 2-point spread (min 114, max 116); Howrah spans 5 stations with a 116-point spread (min 111, max 227).