Bareilly vs Durgapur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bareilly and Durgapur.
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 Durgapur averaged 174 — a 113-point (185%) gap, with Durgapur the more polluted and Bareilly the cleaner of the two. On 223 days when both cities reported, Bareilly was cleaner on 206 of them; the average daily gap was 109 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bareilly peaks in November, while Durgapur peaks in December. Bareilly logged 0% Severe days and 73.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Durgapur was 1.3% Severe and 30.3% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bareilly 51 days, Durgapur 6 days.
Year-over-year progress
The worst recorded day for Bareilly reached AQI 292 at Rajendra Nagar (UPPCB) on 2022-11-03; Durgapur hit AQI 413 at PCBL Residential Complex (WBPCB) on 2024-12-10.
Station-level disparity
Bareilly spans 2 CPCB stations with a 12-point spread (min 71, max 83); Durgapur spans 2 stations with a 31-point spread (min 164, max 195).