Howrah vs Rājsamand
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Howrah and Rājsamand.
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 Rājsamand averaged 88 — a 38-point (43%) gap, with Howrah the more polluted and Rājsamand the cleaner of the two. On 332 days when both cities reported, Rājsamand was cleaner on 247 of them; the average daily gap was 74 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Howrah peaks in December, while Rājsamand peaks in January. Howrah logged 0.7% Severe days and 48.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Rājsamand was 0% Severe and 69.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Howrah 120 days, Rājsamand 42 days.
Year-over-year progress
Howrah has improved by 32 AQI points (20.3%) from 2016 to 2024; Rājsamand has improved by 13 AQI points (12.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Howrah reached AQI 500 at Ghusuri (WBPCB) on 2017-04-15; Rājsamand hit AQI 320 at Dhoinda (RSPCB) on 2024-08-28.
Station-level disparity
Howrah spans 5 CPCB stations with a 116-point spread (min 111, max 227); Rājsamand spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 94, max 94).