Bareilly vs Delhi
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bareilly and Delhi.
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, Bareilly averaged an AQI of 61 while Delhi averaged 210 — a 149-point (244%) gap, with Delhi the more polluted and Bareilly the cleaner of the two. On 566 days when both cities reported, Bareilly was cleaner on 566 of them; the average daily gap was 210 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Bareilly logged 0% Severe days and 73.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Delhi was 18.7% Severe and 1.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bareilly 51 days, Delhi 3 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bareilly has improved by 50 AQI points (45%) from 2022 to 2024; Delhi has improved by 42 AQI points (16.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bareilly reached AQI 292 at Rajendra Nagar (UPPCB) on 2022-11-03; Delhi hit AQI 500 at Ashok Vihar (DPCC) on 2024-11-18.
Station-level disparity
Bareilly spans 2 CPCB stations with a 12-point spread (min 71, max 83); Delhi spans 39 stations with a 84-point spread (min 178, max 262).