Bidar vs Meerut
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bidar 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, Bidar averaged an AQI of 85 while Meerut averaged 144 — a 59-point (69%) gap, with Meerut the more polluted and Bidar the cleaner of the two. On 563 days when both cities reported, Bidar was cleaner on 521 of them; the average daily gap was 127 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bidar peaks in January, while Meerut peaks in November. Bidar logged 0.1% Severe days and 72.5% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Meerut was 2% Severe and 22.299999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bidar 24 days, Meerut 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bidar has worsened by 1 AQI points (1.2%) from 2021 to 2024; Meerut has improved by 116 AQI points (44.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bidar reached AQI 437 at Naubad (KSPCB) on 2022-01-25; Meerut hit AQI 490 at Pallavpuram Phase 2 (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05.
Station-level disparity
Bidar spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 84, max 84); Meerut spans 3 stations with a 13-point spread (min 172, max 185).