Bangalore vs Gorakhpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore and Gorakhpur.
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 Gorakhpur averaged 109 — a 35-point (47%) gap, with Gorakhpur the more polluted and Bangalore the cleaner of the two. On 1208 days when both cities reported, Gorakhpur was cleaner on 838 of them; the average daily gap was 55 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Gorakhpur peaks in November. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gorakhpur was 0% Severe and 57.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Gorakhpur 62 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Gorakhpur has worsened by 7 AQI points (6.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Gorakhpur hit AQI 393 at Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology (UPPCB) on 2021-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Gorakhpur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 99, max 99).