Araria vs Muzaffarnagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Araria and Muzaffarnagar.
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, Araria averaged an AQI of 167 while Muzaffarnagar averaged 179 — a 12-point (7%) gap, with Muzaffarnagar the more polluted and Araria the cleaner of the two. On 764 days when both cities reported, Araria was cleaner on 473 of them; the average daily gap was 71 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Araria peaks in January, while Muzaffarnagar peaks in December. Araria logged 0% Severe days and 28.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarnagar was 1.1% Severe and 24.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Araria 14 days, Muzaffarnagar 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Araria has improved by 61 AQI points (26.8%) from 2021 to 2024; Muzaffarnagar has improved by 40 AQI points (18.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Araria reached AQI 399 at Kharahiya Basti (BSPCB) on 2024-01-31; Muzaffarnagar hit AQI 446 at New Mandi (UPPCB) on 2019-01-02.
Station-level disparity
Araria spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 173, max 173); Muzaffarnagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 183, max 183).