Haldia vs Tālcher
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Haldia and Tālcher.
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 Tālcher averaged 127 — a 37-point (41%) gap, with Tālcher the more polluted and Haldia the cleaner of the two. On 264 days when both cities reported, Haldia was cleaner on 202 of them; the average daily gap was 53 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; Tālcher was 0.2% Severe and 43.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Haldia 51 days, Tālcher 44 days.
Year-over-year progress
Haldia has worsened by 8 AQI points (9.8%) from 2023 to 2024; Tālcher has improved by 63 AQI points (33.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Haldia reached AQI 322 at Priyambada Housing Estate (WBPCB) on 2024-11-26; Tālcher hit AQI 414 at Talcher (OSPCB) on 2018-11-27.
Station-level disparity
Haldia spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 86, max 86); Tālcher spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 132, max 132).