Howrah vs Mira-Bhayandar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Howrah and Mira-Bhayandar.
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 Mira-Bhayandar averaged 102 — a 24-point (24%) gap, with Howrah the more polluted and Mira-Bhayandar the cleaner of the two. On 336 days when both cities reported, Mira-Bhayandar was cleaner on 244 of them; the average daily gap was 64 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Howrah peaks in December, while Mira-Bhayandar peaks in November. Howrah logged 0.7% Severe days and 48.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Mira-Bhayandar was 0% Severe and 51.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Howrah 120 days, Mira-Bhayandar 41 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Howrah reached AQI 500 at Ghusuri (WBPCB) on 2017-04-15; Mira-Bhayandar hit AQI 284 at Bhayandar West (MPCB) on 2024-11-23.
Station-level disparity
Howrah spans 5 CPCB stations with a 116-point spread (min 111, max 227); Mira-Bhayandar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 102, max 102).