Bikaner vs Howrah
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bikaner 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, Bikaner averaged an AQI of 154 while Howrah averaged 126 — a 28-point (22%) gap, with Bikaner the more polluted and Howrah the cleaner of the two. On 358 days when both cities reported, Howrah was cleaner on 200 of them; the average daily gap was 66 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bikaner peaks in January, while Howrah peaks in December. Bikaner logged 0.1% Severe days and 21.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Howrah was 0.7% Severe and 48.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bikaner 15 days, Howrah 120 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bikaner has improved by 16 AQI points (9.4%) from 2023 to 2024; Howrah has improved by 32 AQI points (20.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bikaner reached AQI 403 at MM Ground (RSPCB) on 2024-11-17; Howrah hit AQI 500 at Ghusuri (WBPCB) on 2017-04-15.
Station-level disparity
Bikaner spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Howrah spans 5 stations with a 116-point spread (min 111, max 227).