Howrah vs Sawāi Mādhopur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Howrah and Sawāi Mādhopur.
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 Sawāi Mādhopur averaged 119 — a 7-point (6%) gap, with Howrah the more polluted and Sawāi Mādhopur the cleaner of the two. On 333 days when both cities reported, Sawāi Mādhopur was cleaner on 201 of them; the average daily gap was 74 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Howrah peaks in December, while Sawāi Mādhopur peaks in November. Howrah logged 0.7% Severe days and 48.7% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Sawāi Mādhopur was 0% Severe and 44.900000000000006% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Howrah 120 days, Sawāi Mādhopur 21 days.
Year-over-year progress
Howrah has improved by 32 AQI points (20.3%) from 2016 to 2024; Sawāi Mādhopur has worsened by 7 AQI points (6.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Howrah reached AQI 500 at Ghusuri (WBPCB) on 2017-04-15; Sawāi Mādhopur hit AQI 328 at Sahu Nagar Sawai (RSPCB) on 2024-06-07.
Station-level disparity
Howrah spans 5 CPCB stations with a 116-point spread (min 111, max 227); Sawāi Mādhopur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 116, max 116).