Howrah vs Jīnd
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Howrah and Jīnd.
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 Jīnd averaged 126 — a 0-point (0%) gap, with Jīnd the more polluted and Howrah the cleaner of the two. On 1677 days when both cities reported, Howrah was cleaner on 901 of them; the average daily gap was 77 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Howrah peaks in December, while Jīnd peaks in November. Howrah logged 0.7% Severe days and 48.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Jīnd was 2.1% Severe and 36.5% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Howrah 120 days, Jīnd 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
Howrah has improved by 32 AQI points (20.3%) from 2016 to 2024; Jīnd has improved by 39 AQI points (23.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Howrah reached AQI 500 at Ghusuri (WBPCB) on 2017-04-15; Jīnd hit AQI 491 at Police Lines (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Howrah spans 5 CPCB stations with a 116-point spread (min 111, max 227); Jīnd spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 158, max 158).