Gorakhpur vs Kārwār
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gorakhpur and Kārwār.
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
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Gorakhpur averaged an AQI of 109 while Kārwār averaged 55 — a 54-point (98%) gap, with Gorakhpur the more polluted and Kārwār the cleaner of the two. On 255 days when both cities reported, Kārwār was cleaner on 238 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gorakhpur peaks in November, while Kārwār peaks in January. Gorakhpur logged 0% Severe days and 57.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kārwār was 0% Severe and 92.7% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gorakhpur 62 days, Kārwār 34 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gorakhpur has worsened by 7 AQI points (6.9%) from 2021 to 2024; Kārwār has improved by 72 AQI points (56.7%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Gorakhpur reached AQI 393 at Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology (UPPCB) on 2021-11-09; Kārwār hit AQI 222 at KHB Colony (KSPCB) on 2023-12-21.
Station-level disparity
Gorakhpur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 99, max 99); Kārwār spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 58, max 58).