Gorakhpur vs Panipat
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Gorakhpur and Panipat.
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 | Panipat |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5(µg/m³) | 85.00 | 97.30 |
| PM10(µg/m³) | 96.60 | 200.70 |
| NO₂(µg/m³) | 49.30 | 53.40 |
| SO₂(µg/m³) | 15.60 | 25.20 |
| O₃(µg/m³) | 45.00 | 44.00 |
| CO(µg/m³) | 488.00 | 606.00 |
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Gorakhpur averaged an AQI of 109 while Panipat averaged 121 — a 12-point (11%) gap, with Panipat the more polluted and Gorakhpur the cleaner of the two. On 985 days when both cities reported, Gorakhpur was cleaner on 720 of them; the average daily gap was 53 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; Panipat was 1.1% Severe and 33.1% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Gorakhpur 62 days, Panipat 38 days.
Year-over-year progress
Gorakhpur has worsened by 7 AQI points (6.9%) from 2021 to 2024; Panipat has improved by 51 AQI points (29.7%) 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; Panipat hit AQI 475 at Sector-18 (HSPCB) on 2019-10-30.
Station-level disparity
Gorakhpur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 99, max 99); Panipat spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 152, max 152).
Verdict
🏆 Gorakhpur has better air quality with an AQI of 184 compared to Panipat's 225.