Howrah vs Moradabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Howrah and Moradabad.
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 Moradabad averaged 99 — a 27-point (27%) gap, with Howrah the more polluted and Moradabad the cleaner of the two. On 1770 days when both cities reported, Howrah was cleaner on 1104 of them; the average daily gap was 79 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Howrah peaks in December, while Moradabad peaks in November. Howrah logged 0.7% Severe days and 48.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Moradabad was 2.8% Severe and 25% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Howrah 120 days, Moradabad 55 days.
Year-over-year progress
Howrah has improved by 32 AQI points (20.3%) from 2016 to 2024; Moradabad has improved by 223 AQI points (69.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Howrah reached AQI 500 at Ghusuri (WBPCB) on 2017-04-15; Moradabad hit AQI 489 at Lajpat Nagar (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05.
Station-level disparity
Howrah spans 5 CPCB stations with a 116-point spread (min 111, max 227); Moradabad spans 7 stations with a 114-point spread (min 96, max 210).