Howrah vs Kota
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Howrah and Kota.
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 Kota averaged 131 — a 5-point (4%) gap, with Kota the more polluted and Howrah the cleaner of the two. On 2078 days when both cities reported, Kota was cleaner on 1158 of them; the average daily gap was 73 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Howrah peaks in December, while Kota peaks in November. Howrah logged 0.7% Severe days and 48.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kota was 0% Severe and 40.599999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Howrah 120 days, Kota 89 days.
Year-over-year progress
Howrah has improved by 32 AQI points (20.3%) from 2016 to 2024; Kota has improved by 45 AQI points (25.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Howrah reached AQI 500 at Ghusuri (WBPCB) on 2017-04-15; Kota hit AQI 375 at Shrinath Puram (RSPCB) on 2021-11-14.
Station-level disparity
Howrah spans 5 CPCB stations with a 116-point spread (min 111, max 227); Kota spans 3 stations with a 9-point spread (min 121, max 130).