Bareilly vs Siliguri
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bareilly and Siliguri.
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 | Siliguri |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 76.40 | 82.20 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 106.60 | 105.70 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 44.80 | 15.40 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 9.80 | 6.50 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 39.00 | 95.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 976.00 | 539.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Bareilly averaged an AQI of 61 while Siliguri averaged 81 — a 20-point (33%) gap, with Siliguri the more polluted and Bareilly the cleaner of the two. On 526 days when both cities reported, Siliguri was cleaner on 266 of them; the average daily gap was 43 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bareilly peaks in November, while Siliguri peaks in February. Bareilly logged 0% Severe days and 73.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Siliguri was 0.1% Severe and 61.8% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bareilly 51 days, Siliguri 180 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bareilly has improved by 50 AQI points (45%) from 2022 to 2024; Siliguri has improved by 39 AQI points (32.5%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bareilly reached AQI 292 at Rajendra Nagar (UPPCB) on 2022-11-03; Siliguri hit AQI 415 at Ward-32 Bapupara (WBPCB) on 2018-02-08.
Station-level disparity
Bareilly spans 2 CPCB stations with a 12-point spread (min 71, max 83); Siliguri spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 107, max 107).
Verdict
🏆 Bareilly has better air quality with an AQI of 155 compared to Siliguri's 174.