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Chapra vs Gorakhpur

Side-by-side air quality comparison between Chapra and Gorakhpur.

Cleaner right now: Chapra (17-pt gap)Historical head-to-head: Gorakhpur cleaner 771/912 daysYoY 20212024: Chapra -54.8% · Gorakhpur +6.9%

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

🏆 Cleaner

Chapra

Bihar, India

Poor

PM2.5: 99.0 µg/m³

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Gorakhpur

Uttar Pradesh, India

Poor

PM2.5: 104.1 µg/m³

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Pollutant-level comparison (PM2.5, PM10, O3, NO2, SO2, CO)
PollutantChapraGorakhpur
PM2.5(µg/m³)99.00104.10
PM10(µg/m³)115.50118.70
NO₂(µg/m³)53.7073.90
SO₂(µg/m³)13.7017.40
O₃(µg/m³)10.000.00
CO(µg/m³)858.00522.00

CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)

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Summary

Overview

In 2024, Chapra averaged an AQI of 149 while Gorakhpur averaged 109 — a 40-point (37%) gap, with Chapra the more polluted and Gorakhpur the cleaner of the two. On 912 days when both cities reported, Gorakhpur was cleaner on 771 of them; the average daily gap was 106 AQI points.

Seasonality & days

Chapra peaks in January, while Gorakhpur peaks in November. Chapra logged 2.4% Severe days and 26.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Gorakhpur was 0% Severe and 57.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Chapra 14 days, Gorakhpur 62 days.

Year-over-year progress

Chapra has improved by 181 AQI points (54.8%) from 2021 to 2024; Gorakhpur has worsened by 7 AQI points (6.9%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Chapra reached AQI 452 at Darshan Nagar (BSPCB) on 2022-12-20; Gorakhpur hit AQI 393 at Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology (UPPCB) on 2021-11-09.

Station-level disparity

Chapra spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 195, max 195); Gorakhpur spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 99, max 99).

Verdict

🏆 Chapra has better air quality with an AQI of 231 compared to Gorakhpur's 248.

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