Howrah vs Kaithal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Howrah and Kaithal.
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 Kaithal averaged 126 — a 0-point (0%) gap, with Kaithal the more polluted and Howrah the cleaner of the two. On 1683 days when both cities reported, Kaithal was cleaner on 878 of them; the average daily gap was 82 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Howrah peaks in December, while Kaithal peaks in November. Howrah logged 0.7% Severe days and 48.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kaithal was 0.7% Severe and 41.400000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Howrah 120 days, Kaithal 39 days.
Year-over-year progress
Howrah has improved by 32 AQI points (20.3%) from 2016 to 2024; Kaithal has improved by 8 AQI points (6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Howrah reached AQI 500 at Ghusuri (WBPCB) on 2017-04-15; Kaithal hit AQI 467 at Rishi Nagar (HSPCB) on 2019-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Howrah spans 5 CPCB stations with a 116-point spread (min 111, max 227); Kaithal spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 136, max 136).