Haldia vs Ooty
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Haldia and Ooty.
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, Haldia averaged an AQI of 90 while Ooty averaged 58 — a 32-point (55%) gap, with Haldia the more polluted and Ooty the cleaner of the two. On 477 days when both cities reported, Ooty was cleaner on 285 of them; the average daily gap was 45 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Haldia peaks in December, while Ooty peaks in May. Haldia logged 0% Severe days and 65.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ooty was 0% Severe and 94.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Haldia 51 days, Ooty 22 days.
Year-over-year progress
Haldia has worsened by 8 AQI points (9.8%) from 2023 to 2024; Ooty is essentially flat over the same window. The worst recorded day for Haldia reached AQI 322 at Priyambada Housing Estate (WBPCB) on 2024-11-26; Ooty hit AQI 164 at Bombay Castel (TNPCB) on 2024-12-17.
Station-level disparity
Haldia spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 86, max 86); Ooty spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59).