Bareilly vs Gorakhpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bareilly 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
Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)▾
| Pollutant | Bareilly | Gorakhpur |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 76.40 | 104.10 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 106.60 | 118.70 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 44.80 | 73.90 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 9.80 | 17.40 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 39.00 | 0.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 976.00 | 522.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Bareilly averaged an AQI of 61 while Gorakhpur averaged 109 — a 48-point (79%) gap, with Gorakhpur the more polluted and Bareilly the cleaner of the two. On 532 days when both cities reported, Bareilly was cleaner on 349 of them; the average daily gap was 43 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; Gorakhpur was 0% Severe and 57.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bareilly 51 days, Gorakhpur 62 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bareilly has improved by 50 AQI points (45%) from 2022 to 2024; Gorakhpur has worsened by 7 AQI points (6.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bareilly reached AQI 292 at Rajendra Nagar (UPPCB) on 2022-11-03; Gorakhpur hit AQI 393 at Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology (UPPCB) on 2021-11-09.
Station-level disparity
Bareilly spans 2 CPCB stations with a 12-point spread (min 71, max 83); Gorakhpur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 99, max 99).
Verdict
🏆 Bareilly has better air quality with an AQI of 155 compared to Gorakhpur's 248. That's a significant difference of 93 points.