Howrah vs Nashik
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Howrah and Nashik.
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 Nashik averaged 85 — a 41-point (48%) gap, with Howrah the more polluted and Nashik the cleaner of the two. On 1910 days when both cities reported, Nashik was cleaner on 1495 of them; the average daily gap was 80 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Howrah peaks in December, while Nashik peaks in November. Howrah logged 0.7% Severe days and 48.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Nashik was 0% Severe and 65.9% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Howrah 120 days, Nashik 53 days.
Year-over-year progress
Howrah has improved by 32 AQI points (20.3%) from 2016 to 2024; Nashik has improved by 38 AQI points (30.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Howrah reached AQI 500 at Ghusuri (WBPCB) on 2017-04-15; Nashik hit AQI 319 at Gangapur Road (MPCB) on 2024-11-24.
Station-level disparity
Howrah spans 5 CPCB stations with a 116-point spread (min 111, max 227); Nashik spans 4 stations with a 12-point spread (min 78, max 90).