Howrah vs Madikeri
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Howrah and Madikeri.
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 Madikeri averaged 35 — a 91-point (260%) gap, with Howrah the more polluted and Madikeri the cleaner of the two. On 1092 days when both cities reported, Madikeri was cleaner on 1073 of them; the average daily gap was 120 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Howrah peaks in December, while Madikeri peaks in February. Howrah logged 0.7% Severe days and 48.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Madikeri was 0% Severe and 98.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Howrah 120 days, Madikeri 126 days.
Year-over-year progress
Howrah has improved by 32 AQI points (20.3%) from 2016 to 2024; Madikeri has improved by 26 AQI points (42.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Howrah reached AQI 500 at Ghusuri (WBPCB) on 2017-04-15; Madikeri hit AQI 163 at Stuart Hill (KSPCB) on 2020-12-27.
Station-level disparity
Howrah spans 5 CPCB stations with a 116-point spread (min 111, max 227); Madikeri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 42, max 42).