Bhiwandi vs Muzaffarpur
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bhiwandi and Muzaffarpur.
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, Bhiwandi averaged an AQI of 108 while Muzaffarpur averaged 151 — a 43-point (40%) gap, with Muzaffarpur the more polluted and Bhiwandi the cleaner of the two. On 483 days when both cities reported, Bhiwandi was cleaner on 394 of them; the average daily gap was 79 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bhiwandi peaks in November, while Muzaffarpur peaks in January. Bhiwandi logged 0% Severe days and 52.9% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Muzaffarpur was 4.5% Severe and 30.900000000000002% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bhiwandi 52 days, Muzaffarpur 26 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bhiwandi has worsened by 6 AQI points (5.9%) from 2023 to 2024; Muzaffarpur has improved by 62 AQI points (29.1%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bhiwandi reached AQI 270 at Gokul Nagar (MPCB) on 2024-05-14; Muzaffarpur hit AQI 482 at Collectorate (BSPCB) on 2016-01-01.
Station-level disparity
Bhiwandi spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 106, max 106); Muzaffarpur spans 3 stations with a 14-point spread (min 171, max 185).