Howrah vs Jhansi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Howrah and Jhansi.
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, Howrah averaged an AQI of 126 while Jhansi averaged 75 — a 51-point (68%) gap, with Howrah the more polluted and Jhansi the cleaner of the two. On 595 days when both cities reported, Jhansi was cleaner on 422 of them; the average daily gap was 88 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Howrah peaks in December, while Jhansi peaks in November. Howrah logged 0.7% Severe days and 48.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Jhansi was 0% Severe and 57.6% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Howrah 120 days, Jhansi 45 days.
Year-over-year progress
Howrah has improved by 32 AQI points (20.3%) from 2016 to 2024; Jhansi has improved by 52 AQI points (40.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Howrah reached AQI 500 at Ghusuri (WBPCB) on 2017-04-15; Jhansi hit AQI 277 at Shivaji Nagar (UPPCB) on 2022-11-05.
Station-level disparity
Howrah spans 5 CPCB stations with a 116-point spread (min 111, max 227); Jhansi spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 98, max 98).