Gorakhpur vs Ooty
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gorakhpur 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 | Gorakhpur | Ooty |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 104.10 | 4.40 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 118.70 | 5.20 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 73.90 | 7.00 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 17.40 | 0.90 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 0.00 | 31.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 522.00 | 124.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Gorakhpur averaged an AQI of 109 while Ooty averaged 58 — a 51-point (88%) gap, with Gorakhpur the more polluted and Ooty the cleaner of the two. On 568 days when both cities reported, Ooty was cleaner on 487 of them; the average daily gap was 52 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Gorakhpur peaks in November, while Ooty peaks in May. Gorakhpur logged 0% Severe days and 57.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Ooty was 0% Severe and 94.2% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gorakhpur 62 days, Ooty 22 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gorakhpur has worsened by 7 AQI points (6.9%) from 2021 to 2024; Ooty is essentially flat 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; Ooty hit AQI 164 at Bombay Castel (TNPCB) on 2024-12-17.
Station-level disparity
Gorakhpur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 99, max 99); 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 Gorakhpur's 248. That's a significant difference of 241 points.