Bangalore vs Muzaffarnagar
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bangalore 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, Bangalore averaged an AQI of 74 while Muzaffarnagar averaged 179 — a 105-point (142%) gap, with Muzaffarnagar the more polluted and Bangalore the cleaner of the two. On 2074 days when both cities reported, Bangalore was cleaner on 1497 of them; the average daily gap was 88 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bangalore peaks in March, while Muzaffarnagar peaks in December. Bangalore logged 0.5% Severe days and 42.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarnagar was 1.1% Severe and 24.799999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bangalore 31 days, Muzaffarnagar 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bangalore has improved by 26 AQI points (26%) from 2016 to 2024; Muzaffarnagar has improved by 40 AQI points (18.3%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bangalore reached AQI 500 at Silk Board (KSPCB) on 2024-01-10; Muzaffarnagar hit AQI 446 at New Mandi (UPPCB) on 2019-01-02.
Station-level disparity
Bangalore spans 14 CPCB stations with a 50-point spread (min 49, max 99); Muzaffarnagar spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 183, max 183).