Ariyalur vs Muzaffarnagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Ariyalur 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, Ariyalur averaged an AQI of 46 while Muzaffarnagar averaged 179 — a 133-point (289%) gap, with Muzaffarnagar the more polluted and Ariyalur the cleaner of the two. On 548 days when both cities reported, Ariyalur was cleaner on 530 of them; the average daily gap was 137 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Ariyalur peaks in March, while Muzaffarnagar peaks in December. Ariyalur logged 0% Severe days and 93.8% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarnagar was 1.1% Severe and 24.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Ariyalur 57 days, Muzaffarnagar 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Ariyalur has improved by 35 AQI points (43.2%) from 2022 to 2024; Muzaffarnagar has improved by 40 AQI points (18.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Ariyalur reached AQI 221 at Keelapalur (TNPCB) on 2024-04-07; Muzaffarnagar hit AQI 446 at New Mandi (UPPCB) on 2019-01-02.
Station-level disparity
Ariyalur spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 51, max 51); Muzaffarnagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 183, max 183).