Gadag vs Howrah
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gadag 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, Gadag averaged an AQI of 53 while Howrah averaged 126 — a 73-point (138%) gap, with Howrah the more polluted and Gadag the cleaner of the two. On 778 days when both cities reported, Gadag was cleaner on 726 of them; the average daily gap was 105 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gadag peaks in March, while Howrah peaks in December. Gadag logged 0.3% Severe days and 96.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Howrah was 0.7% Severe and 48.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gadag 50 days, Howrah 120 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gadag has worsened by 10 AQI points (23.3%) from 2021 to 2024; Howrah has improved by 32 AQI points (20.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gadag reached AQI 500 at Panchal Nagar (KSPCB) on 2022-12-10; Howrah hit AQI 500 at Ghusuri (WBPCB) on 2017-04-15.
Station-level disparity
Gadag spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 54, max 54); Howrah spans 5 stations with a 116-point spread (min 111, max 227).