Gorakhpur vs Palwal
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gorakhpur and Palwal.
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 | Palwal |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 104.10 | 58.70 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 118.70 | 129.50 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 73.90 | 23.70 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 17.40 | 9.30 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 0.00 | 51.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 522.00 | 502.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Gorakhpur averaged an AQI of 109 while Palwal averaged 95 — a 14-point (15%) gap, with Gorakhpur the more polluted and Palwal the cleaner of the two. On 1100 days when both cities reported, Palwal was cleaner on 552 of them; the average daily gap was 44 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Both cities see their worst air in November on average. Gorakhpur logged 0% Severe days and 57.099999999999994% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Palwal was 0.2% Severe and 47.800000000000004% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gorakhpur 62 days, Palwal 37 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gorakhpur has worsened by 7 AQI points (6.9%) from 2021 to 2024; Palwal has improved by 91 AQI points (48.9%) 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; Palwal hit AQI 465 at Shyam Nagar (HSPCB) on 2019-11-14.
Station-level disparity
Gorakhpur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 99, max 99); Palwal spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 120, max 120).
Verdict
🏆 Palwal has better air quality with an AQI of 120 compared to Gorakhpur's 248. That's a significant difference of 128 points.