Bihar Sharif vs Meerut
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bihar Sharif 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, Bihar Sharif averaged an AQI of 115 while Meerut averaged 144 — a 29-point (25%) gap, with Meerut the more polluted and Bihar Sharif the cleaner of the two. On 593 days when both cities reported, Bihar Sharif was cleaner on 384 of them; the average daily gap was 77 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bihar Sharif peaks in December, while Meerut peaks in November. Bihar Sharif logged 1% Severe days and 39.1% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Meerut was 2% Severe and 22.299999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bihar Sharif 32 days, Meerut 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bihar Sharif has improved by 138 AQI points (54.5%) from 2021 to 2024; Meerut has improved by 116 AQI points (44.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bihar Sharif reached AQI 433 at D M Colony Bihar (BSPCB) on 2021-12-24; Meerut hit AQI 490 at Pallavpuram Phase 2 (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05.
Station-level disparity
Bihar Sharif spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 146, max 146); Meerut spans 3 stations with a 13-point spread (min 172, max 185).