Bareilly vs Ooty
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bareilly and Ooty.
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 | Ooty |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 76.40 | 4.40 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 106.60 | 5.20 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 44.80 | 7.00 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 9.80 | 0.90 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 39.00 | 31.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 976.00 | 124.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Bareilly averaged an AQI of 61 while Ooty averaged 58 — a 3-point (5%) gap, with Bareilly the more polluted and Ooty the cleaner of the two. On 313 days when both cities reported, Ooty was cleaner on 226 of them; the average daily gap was 49 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bareilly peaks in November, while Ooty peaks in May. Bareilly logged 0% Severe days and 73.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ooty was 0% Severe and 94.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bareilly 51 days, Ooty 22 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bareilly has improved by 50 AQI points (45%) from 2022 to 2024; Ooty is essentially flat over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bareilly reached AQI 292 at Rajendra Nagar (UPPCB) on 2022-11-03; Ooty hit AQI 164 at Bombay Castel (TNPCB) on 2024-12-17.
Station-level disparity
Bareilly spans 2 CPCB stations with a 12-point spread (min 71, max 83); Ooty spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59).
Verdict
🏆 Ooty has better air quality with an AQI of 7 compared to Bareilly's 155. That's a significant difference of 148 points.