Gorakhpur vs Howrah
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gorakhpur 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, Gorakhpur averaged an AQI of 109 while Howrah averaged 126 — a 17-point (16%) gap, with Howrah the more polluted and Gorakhpur the cleaner of the two. On 867 days when both cities reported, Gorakhpur was cleaner on 655 of them; the average daily gap was 77 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gorakhpur peaks in November, while Howrah peaks in December. Gorakhpur logged 0% Severe days and 57.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Howrah was 0.7% Severe and 48.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gorakhpur 62 days, Howrah 120 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gorakhpur has worsened by 7 AQI points (6.9%) from 2021 to 2024; Howrah has improved by 32 AQI points (20.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gorakhpur reached AQI 393 at Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology (UPPCB) on 2021-11-09; Howrah hit AQI 500 at Ghusuri (WBPCB) on 2017-04-15.
Station-level disparity
Gorakhpur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 99, max 99); Howrah spans 5 stations with a 116-point spread (min 111, max 227).