Haldia vs Palwal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Haldia and Palwal.
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 Palwal averaged 95 — a 5-point (6%) gap, with Palwal the more polluted and Haldia the cleaner of the two. On 632 days when both cities reported, Haldia was cleaner on 386 of them; the average daily gap was 40 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Haldia peaks in December, while Palwal peaks in November. Haldia logged 0% Severe days and 65.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Palwal was 0.2% Severe and 47.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Haldia 51 days, Palwal 37 days.
Year-over-year progress
Haldia has worsened by 8 AQI points (9.8%) from 2023 to 2024; Palwal has improved by 91 AQI points (48.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Haldia reached AQI 322 at Priyambada Housing Estate (WBPCB) on 2024-11-26; Palwal hit AQI 465 at Shyam Nagar (HSPCB) on 2019-11-14.
Station-level disparity
Haldia spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 86, max 86); Palwal spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 120, max 120).