Angul vs Meerut
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Angul and Meerut.
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, Angul averaged an AQI of 149 while Meerut averaged 144 — a 5-point (3%) gap, with Angul the more polluted and Meerut the cleaner of the two. On 341 days when both cities reported, Angul was cleaner on 193 of them; the average daily gap was 74 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Angul peaks in January, while Meerut peaks in November. Angul logged 0% Severe days and 32.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Meerut was 2% Severe and 22.299999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Angul 23 days, Meerut 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Angul has improved by 89 AQI points (37.4%) from 2023 to 2024; Meerut has improved by 116 AQI points (44.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Angul reached AQI 370 at Hakimapada (OSPCB) on 2024-01-29; Meerut hit AQI 490 at Pallavpuram Phase 2 (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05.
Station-level disparity
Angul spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 163, max 163); Meerut spans 3 stations with a 13-point spread (min 172, max 185).