Asansol vs Bareilly
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Asansol 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
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Asansol averaged an AQI of 145 while Bareilly averaged 61 — a 84-point (138%) gap, with Asansol the more polluted and Bareilly the cleaner of the two. On 555 days when both cities reported, Bareilly was cleaner on 463 of them; the average daily gap was 91 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Asansol peaks in December, while Bareilly peaks in November. Asansol logged 0% Severe days and 43.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bareilly was 0% Severe and 73.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Asansol 44 days, Bareilly 51 days.
Year-over-year progress
Asansol has worsened by 12 AQI points (9%) from 2018 to 2024; Bareilly has improved by 50 AQI points (45%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Asansol reached AQI 394 at Court Area (WBPCB) on 2022-12-13; Bareilly hit AQI 292 at Rajendra Nagar (UPPCB) on 2022-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Asansol spans 4 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 123, max 163); Bareilly spans 2 stations with a 12-point spread (min 71, max 83).