Howrah vs Rāichūr
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Howrah and Rāichūr.
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 Rāichūr averaged 106 — a 20-point (19%) gap, with Howrah the more polluted and Rāichūr the cleaner of the two. On 783 days when both cities reported, Rāichūr was cleaner on 532 of them; the average daily gap was 85 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Howrah peaks in December, while Rāichūr peaks in February. Howrah logged 0.7% Severe days and 48.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rāichūr was 0% Severe and 54.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Howrah 120 days, Rāichūr 23 days.
Year-over-year progress
Howrah has improved by 32 AQI points (20.3%) from 2016 to 2024; Rāichūr has improved by 24 AQI points (18.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Howrah reached AQI 500 at Ghusuri (WBPCB) on 2017-04-15; Rāichūr hit AQI 390 at Haji Colony (KSPCB) on 2022-01-25.
Station-level disparity
Howrah spans 5 CPCB stations with a 116-point spread (min 111, max 227); Rāichūr spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 93, max 93).