Bareilly vs Ghaziabad
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bareilly and Ghaziabad.
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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Bareilly | Ghaziabad |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 76.40 | 71.20 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 106.60 | 96.40 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 44.80 | 33.50 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 9.80 | 11.10 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 39.00 | 42.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 976.00 | 548.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Bareilly averaged an AQI of 61 while Ghaziabad averaged 177 — a 116-point (190%) gap, with Ghaziabad the more polluted and Bareilly the cleaner of the two. On 566 days when both cities reported, Bareilly was cleaner on 554 of them; the average daily gap was 130 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; Ghaziabad was 12.2% Severe and 13.700000000000001% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bareilly 51 days, Ghaziabad 19 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bareilly has improved by 50 AQI points (45%) from 2022 to 2024; Ghaziabad has improved by 115 AQI points (39.4%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bareilly reached AQI 292 at Rajendra Nagar (UPPCB) on 2022-11-03; Ghaziabad hit AQI 500 at Vasundhara (UPPCB) on 2017-12-21.
Station-level disparity
Bareilly spans 2 CPCB stations with a 12-point spread (min 71, max 83); Ghaziabad spans 4 stations with a 30-point spread (min 198, max 228).
Verdict
🏆 Ghaziabad has better air quality with an AQI of 138 compared to Bareilly's 155.