Durgapur vs Howrah
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Durgapur 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, Durgapur averaged an AQI of 174 while Howrah averaged 126 — a 48-point (38%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Howrah the cleaner of the two. On 224 days when both cities reported, Howrah was cleaner on 189 of them; the average daily gap was 51 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in December on average. Durgapur logged 1.3% Severe days and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Howrah was 0.7% Severe and 48.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Durgapur 6 days, Howrah 120 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Durgapur reached AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10; Howrah hit AQI 500 at Ghusuri (WBPCB) on 2017-04-15.
Station-level disparity
Durgapur spans 2 CPCB stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195); Howrah spans 5 stations with a 116-point spread (min 111, max 227).