Bikaner vs Meerut
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Bikaner 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, Bikaner averaged an AQI of 154 while Meerut averaged 144 — a 10-point (7%) gap, with Bikaner the more polluted and Meerut the cleaner of the two. On 358 days when both cities reported, Meerut was cleaner on 185 of them; the average daily gap was 57 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Bikaner peaks in January, while Meerut peaks in November. Bikaner logged 0.1% Severe days and 21.6% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Meerut was 2% Severe and 22.299999999999997% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Bikaner 15 days, Meerut 25 days.
Year-over-year progress
Bikaner has improved by 16 AQI points (9.4%) from 2023 to 2024; Meerut has improved by 116 AQI points (44.6%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Bikaner reached AQI 403 at MM Ground (RSPCB) on 2024-11-17; Meerut hit AQI 490 at Pallavpuram Phase 2 (UPPCB) on 2020-11-05.
Station-level disparity
Bikaner spans 1 CPCB stations with a 0-point spread (min 162, max 162); Meerut spans 3 stations with a 13-point spread (min 172, max 185).