Alwar vs Bareilly
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Alwar and Bareilly.
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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Alwar | Bareilly |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 58.40 | 76.40 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 169.00 | 106.60 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 17.10 | 44.80 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 7.70 | 9.80 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 58.00 | 39.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 391.00 | 976.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Alwar averaged an AQI of 88 while Bareilly averaged 61 — a 27-point (44%) gap, with Alwar the more polluted and Bareilly the cleaner of the two. On 558 days when both cities reported, Bareilly was cleaner on 336 of them; the average daily gap was 37 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Alwar logged 0% Severe days and 70.2% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bareilly was 0% Severe and 73.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Alwar 97 days, Bareilly 51 days.
Year-over-year progress
Alwar has improved by 125 AQI points (58.7%) from 2017 to 2024; Bareilly has improved by 50 AQI points (45%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Alwar reached AQI 356 at Moti Doongri (RSPCB) on 2017-11-11; Bareilly hit AQI 292 at Rajendra Nagar (UPPCB) on 2022-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Alwar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 95, max 95); Bareilly spans 2 stations with a 12-point spread (min 71, max 83).
Verdict
🏆 Alwar has better air quality with an AQI of 147 compared to Bareilly's 155.