Asansol vs Meerut
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Asansol 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, Asansol averaged an AQI of 145 while Meerut averaged 144 — a 1-point (1%) gap, with Asansol the more polluted and Meerut the cleaner of the two. On 1454 days when both cities reported, Asansol was cleaner on 1070 of them; the average daily gap was 87 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Asansol peaks in December, while Meerut peaks in November. Asansol logged 0% Severe days and 43.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Meerut was 2% Severe and 22.299999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Asansol 44 days, Meerut 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Asansol has worsened by 12 AQI points (9%) from 2018 to 2024; Meerut has improved by 116 AQI points (44.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Asansol reached AQI 394 at Court Area (WBPCB) on 2022-12-13; Meerut hit AQI 490 at Pallavpuram Phase 2 (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05.
Station-level disparity
Asansol spans 4 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 123, max 163); Meerut spans 3 stations with a 13-point spread (min 172, max 185).