Howrah vs Meerut
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Howrah and Meerut.
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 Meerut averaged 144 — a 18-point (14%) gap, with Meerut the more polluted and Howrah the cleaner of the two. On 1568 days when both cities reported, Howrah was cleaner on 1040 of them; the average daily gap was 85 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Howrah peaks in December, while Meerut peaks in November. Howrah logged 0.7% Severe days and 48.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Meerut was 2% Severe and 22.299999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Howrah 120 days, Meerut 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Howrah has improved by 32 AQI points (20.3%) from 2016 to 2024; Meerut has improved by 116 AQI points (44.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Howrah reached AQI 500 at Ghusuri (WBPCB) on 2017-04-15; Meerut hit AQI 490 at Pallavpuram Phase 2 (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05.
Station-level disparity
Howrah spans 5 CPCB stations with a 116-point spread (min 111, max 227); Meerut spans 3 stations with a 13-point spread (min 172, max 185).