Faridabad vs Howrah
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Faridabad 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, Faridabad averaged an AQI of 181 while Howrah averaged 126 — a 55-point (44%) gap, with Faridabad the more polluted and Howrah the cleaner of the two. On 2256 days when both cities reported, Howrah was cleaner on 1765 of them; the average daily gap was 99 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Faridabad peaks in November, while Howrah peaks in December. Faridabad logged 6.9% Severe days and 15.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Howrah was 0.7% Severe and 48.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Faridabad 19 days, Howrah 120 days.
Year-over-year progress
Faridabad has improved by 42 AQI points (18.8%) from 2016 to 2024; Howrah has improved by 32 AQI points (20.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Faridabad reached AQI 500 at New Industrial Town (HSPCB) on 2024-05-10; Howrah hit AQI 500 at Ghusuri (WBPCB) on 2017-04-15.
Station-level disparity
Faridabad spans 4 CPCB stations with a 25-point spread (min 184, max 209); Howrah spans 5 stations with a 116-point spread (min 111, max 227).