Haldia vs Pithampur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Haldia and Pithampur.
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 Pithampur averaged 117 — a 27-point (30%) gap, with Pithampur the more polluted and Haldia the cleaner of the two. On 687 days when both cities reported, Haldia was cleaner on 539 of them; the average daily gap was 46 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in December on average. Haldia logged 0% Severe days and 65.4% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Pithampur was 0% Severe and 41% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Haldia 51 days, Pithampur 101 days.
Year-over-year progress
Haldia has worsened by 8 AQI points (9.8%) from 2023 to 2024; Pithampur has improved by 57 AQI points (32.8%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Haldia reached AQI 322 at Priyambada Housing Estate (WBPCB) on 2024-11-26; Pithampur hit AQI 310 at Sector-2 Industrial Area (MPPCB) on 2017-12-08.
Station-level disparity
Haldia spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 86, max 86); Pithampur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 114, max 114).