Davanagere vs Howrah
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Davanagere 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, Davanagere averaged an AQI of 57 while Howrah averaged 126 — a 69-point (121%) gap, with Howrah the more polluted and Davanagere the cleaner of the two. On 826 days when both cities reported, Davanagere was cleaner on 775 of them; the average daily gap was 103 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Davanagere peaks in March, while Howrah peaks in December. Davanagere logged 0% Severe days and 89.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Howrah was 0.7% Severe and 48.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Davanagere 35 days, Howrah 120 days.
Year-over-year progress
Davanagere has worsened by 5 AQI points (9.6%) from 2021 to 2024; Howrah has improved by 32 AQI points (20.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Davanagere reached AQI 233 at Devaraj Urs Badavane (KSPCB) on 2023-11-15; Howrah hit AQI 500 at Ghusuri (WBPCB) on 2017-04-15.
Station-level disparity
Davanagere spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 57, max 57); Howrah spans 5 stations with a 116-point spread (min 111, max 227).