Bangalore vs Bareilly
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore 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, Bangalore averaged an AQI of 74 while Bareilly averaged 61 — a 13-point (21%) gap, with Bangalore the more polluted and Bareilly the cleaner of the two. On 566 days when both cities reported, Bareilly was cleaner on 444 of them; the average daily gap was 61 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Bareilly peaks in November. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Bareilly was 0% Severe and 73.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Bareilly 51 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Bareilly has improved by 50 AQI points (45%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Bareilly hit AQI 292 at Rajendra Nagar (UPPCB) on 2022-11-03.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Bareilly spans 2 stations with a 12-point spread (min 71, max 83).